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American Federalism

December 7, 2018

Federal Government Proposes New Foster Care Rules

New proposed rules by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could open more homes to foster children, but a number of states are…

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American Federalism

December 7, 2018

FTA Announces Grant Awards

The Federal Transit Administration has begun to announce grant awards to state and local governments, something that critics say has been too long in…

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December 6, 2018

More Parties Attempt to Intervene in Canadian Carbon Tax Legal Case

Tyler Dawson reports that Alberta's opposition party, the United Conservative Party (UCP), has filed in court to oppose the national government's proposed carbon tax,…

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December 6, 2018

Soviet Federalism: Lenin to Gorbachev

Zhenis Kembayev reviews several stages of Soviet federalism and analyses reasons for its failure. Read more here.

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American Federalism

December 5, 2018

Justice Kennedy’s Views on Federalism Explored

Next week, C-Span will air a public forum of legal experts who will discuss former Justice Anthony Kennedy's views on federalism and other topics. Read…

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December 5, 2018

A New Path to Reversing Brexit?

The European Court of Justice's advocate general has issued a non-binding opinion stating that the United Kingdom can unilaterally cancel its proposed exit from the European…

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American Federalism

December 5, 2018

Double Jeopardy Exception Challenged in Supreme Court

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments this week in Gamble v. United States, a case from Alabama that could end the longstanding "separate sovereigns"…

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American Federalism

December 4, 2018

Trump Administration Pushes Decision Making to States

Donald F. Kettl suggests that after achieving little success against Obama-era policies legislatively, the Trump administration has learned to gradually erode such policies by…

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December 4, 2018

A Renewed Debate on Indian Federalism Needed?

Yamini Aiyar contends that the last four years of dominance by the government of Narendra Modi have raised important questions about the central government's…

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American Federalism

December 3, 2018

Federalism and LEOSA

Royce de R. Barondes examines the federalism issues raised by the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act. Read more here.

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American Federalism

December 3, 2018

Trump Administration Urges Use of Federal Funds Outside of ACA Marketplaces

The Trump administration has issued new rules encouraging states to allow the use of federal subsidies for health plans not included in Affordable Care…

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American Federalism

November 30, 2018

HUD Secretary Calls For Fewer Local Housing Regulations

Ben Carson, the head of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development, has called on local governments to curtail local housing regulations as a way…

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November 30, 2018

A Way Beyond Ethnic Federalism in Ethiopia?

In an op-ed, Belachew Mekuria writes that the creation of boundaries along ethnic lines is the "most contested political topic in Ethiopia's federalism project." Mekuria contends…

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