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November 23, 2018

National Parliaments and EU “Competence Creep”

Jacob Öberg explores to what extent national parliaments can be considered "trustworthy safeguards of federalism" for control of European Union "competence creep." Read more here.

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November 23, 2018

Round-Up of Philippines Federalism News

PTV, the nation's public television network, has gathered a series of articles about the proposed shift to federalism. Read more here.

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American Federalism

November 23, 2018

Farm Bill Could Increase Burden on States

The 2018 U.S. House farm bill could increase the administrative burden on states as they calculate the income of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants.…

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American Federalism

November 21, 2018

First Thanksgiving Resolution Prompted Federalism Objection

During the first session of Congress in 1789, a Federalist member proposed that the president proclaim a day of thanksgiving to acknowledge the "opportunity peaceably to…

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American Federalism

November 21, 2018

Arkansas Medicaid Work Requirements Questioned

Arkansas is the first state to implement work requirements for Medicaid, but thirteen other states are pursuing the idea. Catherine Rampell contends that the…

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American Federalism

November 21, 2018

State Medicaid Spending Rises

The National Association of State Budget Officers reports that state Medicaid spending increased by 7.3 percent in fiscal 2018 and that Medicaid represents almost…

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American Federalism

November 21, 2018

Local Governments Face Increased Transportation Challenges

Peter Harkness writes that local governments are struggling to address public transportation needs as federal funding for transportation projects continues to drop. Read more here.

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American Federalism

November 20, 2018

A New Intergovernmental Relations Commission?

Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle have voiced support for the resurrection of a commission similar to the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental…

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American Federalism

November 20, 2018

Federal Reserve Invokes Rarely Used Mechanism to Reject State-Chartered Banks

Peter Conti-Brown questions the legality of the Federal Reserve's recent rejection of two state-approved banking institutions. Conti-Brown contends that the Fed "is not a…

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American Federalism

November 20, 2018

States Struggle to Reach Potential ACA Enrollees

Cuts to federal funding for Affordable Care Act outreach and the removal of the tax penalty for lacking health insurance have left many states…

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American Federalism

November 19, 2018

Court Rules that New York Police Cannot Arrest on ICE’s Behalf

A New York appeals court has ruled that state law prohibits local police from arresting someone on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some…

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American Federalism

November 19, 2018

Federalism and Pharmaceutical Regulation

A group of scholars has examined the intersection of preemption and federal patent law in the context of whether states can constitutionally regulate drug…

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American Federalism

November 19, 2018

Maryland to Appeal Gerrymandering Ruling to Supreme Court

Maryland's attorney general has announced that the state will appeal a federal court order to redraw a congressional district that disadvantaged Republicans. Read more here.

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