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As More Work Requirements Approved, More People to Lose Health Insurance

Thousands of people are expected to lose their health insurance as work requirements for Medicaid take effect soon in several states. Read more here.

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Strict Immigration Enforcement a Threat to Federalism?

Matthew Feeney of the Cato Institute contends that the Trump administration's strict immigration policy threatens both privacy and local policing. He urges lawmakers to…

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Redistricting on Many Ballots This Year

The manner in which legislative and congressional district are drawn is being put to the voters in an unusually high number of state elections.…

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A Blow to Federalism by Mexico’s President-Elect?

León Krauze writes that Mexico's president-elect, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has made a number of questionable moves before assuming office, including the appointment of…

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Punjab and Indian Federalism

Pritam Singh contends that Punjab's uneven economic development flows from the nation's constitutional design. He concludes that Punjab's development and Indian federalism "suffer from…

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Federalism and 5G

Anthony T. Clark writes that the Federal Communications Commission's recently issued 5G ruling offers the best way to support wireless-facility providers and protect local,…

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EU’s Rejection of Italy’s Budget Ratchets Up Tensions

Luigi Zingales urges the European Union Commission to work with Italy to develop a budget plan that will cope with the nation's debt while…

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Origins of Birthright Citizenship in the United States

Eric Foner writes that before passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, no uniform definition of…

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Withdrawal from Flores Agreement Proposed

In the 1997 settlement of Flores v. Reno, the federal government agreed to a variety of standards for the detention and release of unaccompanied minors…

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Red-State Medicaid Expansion and Governor’s Races

Medicaid expansion is on the ballots of a number of states. The push to expand Medicaid coverage could also be affected by red-state governor…

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State-Level Mandates to Support the ACA?

The Affordable Care Act's individual mandate was removed by last year's tax law. The federal mandate falls away in 2019. Jason Levitis, who led…

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Book on Higher Education in Federal Countries

Martin Carnoy, et al., have edited Higher Education in Federal Countries: A Comparative Study (Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2018). Part of the SAGE Studies…

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Hungary’s Slide Toward Centralization

Brandon Hansen and Karla Jones write that the European Parliament's triggering of Article 7 reflects Hungary's "disappointing" efforts to centralize power. Read more here.

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