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Sanctuary Cities Fight Back

Christine Kwon and Marissa Roy write that, as a candidate, Donald Trump promised to end sanctuary cities. They contend that this has not happened,…

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More State and Local Governments Sue Opioid Makers

Dozens of states, counties, and cities have filed lawsuits against opioid manufacturers for harm alleged to have resulted from opioid drugs. U.S. Health and…

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States Seek to Avoid FCC’s Net Neutrality Stance

A number of states are trying to enforce net neutrality and avoid the Federal Communication Commission's stance on the issue by ordering their agencies…

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Catalonia Update

In this blog piece, Karlo Basta looks at recent events in Catalonia, including why Spain and those in favor of Catalan independence have struggled…

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Federalism in Myanmar

Dulyapak Preecharush traces the history of federalism in Myanmar, noting that federalism-building has been an arduous task for the nation. Read more here.

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Attorneys General Push Congress for New Workplace Harassment Law

The attorneys general of every state, U.S. territory, and the District of Columbia have sent a letter to Congress asking for increased protections against…

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Blue Cross to Offer Noncompliant Health Plans in Idaho

Blue Cross has announced that it will follow new rules in Idaho that allow it to offer health plans that do not fully comply…

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Should the Census Inquire Into Citizen Status?

The Trump administration is pushing for the inclusion of a question on the 2020 census asking whether respondents are citizens. The administration characterizes the question as…

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Nepal Federalism Update

Two recent articles about federalism-related developments in Nepal address federalism and ethnic violence and the financial challenges in moving away from a unitary system…

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Book on Federalism Reform in Germany

Nathalie Behnke and Sabine Kropp have edited Ten Years of Federalism Reform in Germany: Dynamics and Effects of Institutional Development (Oxon: Routledge, 2018). The…

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Australia’s GST Distribution

Robert Carling writes that distributing goods and services tax (GST) revenue fairly among the Australian states is always a challenging task because GST revenue…

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Saskatchewan Premier Rejects Canada’s Carbon Tax

Scott Moe, Saskatchewan's next premier, has announced that he plans to resist the carbon tax that the federal government wants all Canadian provinces to…

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“Crimmigration” and Sanctuary Cities

Annie Lai and Christopher N. Lasch examine the intersection of criminal law and immigration law through delineating and synthesizing critiques. The authors use these classifications to…

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