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January 23, 2019

President Voices Support for Philippine Federalism

President Rodrigo Duterte has affirmed his support for the nation's proposed shift to federalism, despite obstacles encountered by the federalism push. Read more here.

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American Federalism

January 23, 2019

States Explore Funding Safety-Net Programs During Shutdown

As federal funding for two safety-net programs nears an end due to the government shutdown, states are struggling to come up with ways to…

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American Federalism

January 22, 2019

New Report Pans Idea of State-Run Banks for Marijuana Transactions

Several states that have legalized marijuana have looked into establishing state-run banks to handle marijuana-related transactions. This has been viewed as a possible way…

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American Federalism

January 22, 2019

California Defies Trump Administration, Offers Unemployment Benefits to Federal Workers

California governor Gavin Newsom has encouraged Transportation Security Administration workers to apply for state unemployment benefits after the Trump administration warned the state that…

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January 21, 2019

Does Brexit Highlight the EU’s Struggles?

In an op-ed, Fareed Zakaria argues that the Brexit process shines a light not only on the United Kingdom, but also on the European Union.…

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January 21, 2019

National Welfare Policy and Local Inequality

Using Brazil as a case study, Rodrigo Rodrigues-Silveira writes that demographic factors influence how effectively national welfare policies are implemented at the local level.…

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January 21, 2019

Federalism and Large Metropolitan Areas

Erika Arban writes that the increasing importance of large metropolitan areas is not reflected in legal scholarship. Arban contends that new legal tools should…

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American Federalism

January 18, 2019

Can Localities Benefit from the Nationalization of Politics?

Noah Kazis writes that the injection of national politics into subnational government can benefit localities. Kazis contends that nationalization "can be a generative, disruptive…

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American Federalism

January 18, 2019

“Exemption Federalism”

Peter Beck suggests that the exemption of small-scale producers from national regulation "looks surprisingly like federalism" because such producers end up being subject only…

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American Federalism

January 17, 2019

Call for a Return to “Robust Federalism”

John Yoo and James C. Phillips discuss how the "Federalism Revolution" of the Rehnquist Court affected federalism jurisprudence. They suggest that a return to…

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January 17, 2019

Developing Sound Fiscal Relations Between Governmental Levels

Robin Broadway and Luc Eyraud examine how decentralized nations can develop sound fiscal relations between the central government and lower levels. Read more here.

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American Federalism

January 16, 2019

Court Bars Plan to Add Citizenship Question to Census

A federal district court in New York has barred the Trump administration from including a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. Census. The administration…

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American Federalism

January 16, 2019

Supreme Court Considers Taking Appeal Stemming from State Fuel Tax

The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the Trump administration for its views on a conflict between the railroad industry and Alabama over the state's…

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