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American Federalism

April 6, 2018

Does California’s Vehicle Emissions Waiver Raise a Federalism Issue?

In this commentary, Kenny Stein contends that California's emissions waiver -- which the Trump administration has recently suggested it will revoke -- is not a federalism…

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American Federalism

April 6, 2018

Federalism and Election Hacking

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy writes that the reluctance of Congress to use its Elections Clause power to establish security standards for the states offers an example of how…

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American Federalism

April 5, 2018

Republicans Lead Medicaid Push

Republican-led states have been slow to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act. But some Republican leaders in two such states, Utah and Virginia,…

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American Federalism

April 5, 2018

Plan to Stop State Policing of Student-Loan Servicers Criticized

In this blog post, James Tierney argues that the Trump administration's plan to remove the states' ability to police student-loan services will allow the…

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April 5, 2018

Is “Cooperative Federalism” Merely a Slogan for Modi Government?

In this op-ed, Mani Shankar Aiyar asks whether Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's calls for cooperative federalism amount to little more than "empty sloganeering" because, Aiyar contends,…

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April 4, 2018

New Federal Marijuana Policy Leads Bank to Withdraw from Industry

The primary banking source for Illinois marijuana businesses has announced that it will no longer serve the industry. A bank spokesman said that the…

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American Federalism

April 4, 2018

Trump Administration Moves Against California Environmental Protections

The Justice Department filed suit this week against California in an effort to overturn a 2017 state law that gives the California first option…

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April 4, 2018

Germany Moves To Extradite Catalan Leader

German prosecutors have called for the extradition of Carles Puigdemont to Spain, where he could face trial for his involvement in last year's banned…

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American Federalism

April 3, 2018

Creating Effective Sports-Betting Regulations

In this blog post, Jacob Sullum writes that many states have created regulations for sports betting in anticipation of a favorable ruling on the…

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American Federalism

April 3, 2018

Should Online Sellers Collect Sales Taxes?

Max Behlke of the National Conference of State Legislatures traces the history of tax-free online retail sales. Behlke contends that basic fairness requires that…

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American Federalism

April 3, 2018

Iowa Seeks to Avoid ACA Compliance with New Plans

Iowa governor Kim Reynolds signed into law legislation that allows nonprofit agricultural organizations to sell "health benefit plans" that the law specifically says "shall…

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April 2, 2018

Federalism and Devolution in England

John Fenwick and Howard Elcock trace devolution in England and consider whether England could be part of a federal system of government within the United…

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American Federalism

April 2, 2018

Should Texas Be Allowed to Punish Sanctuary Cities?

In this op-ed, Hans A. von Spakovsky writes that Texas acted within the Constitution when it passed a law designed to punish sanctuary cities such…

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