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American Federalism

February 8, 2018

GAO Recommends More Federal Guidance with Transit-Project Measurement

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has completed a study of federal agency oversight of environmental compliance of state highway and transit projects. Congress has…

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American Federalism

February 7, 2018

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Pennsylvania Partisan Gerrymandering Decision

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to delay a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that invalidated a Republican-drawn congressional map on grounds that the map…

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American Federalism

February 7, 2018

Should Animal Protections Shift from the Federal Government to the States?

Alejandro E. Camacho and Michael Robinson-Dorn write that congressional critics of the Endangered Species Act seek to reduce federal authority to manage endangered species…

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February 7, 2018

Federalism Campaign in the Philippines

The PDP-Laban Federalism Institute has launched a campaign to increase public awareness of the nation's move toward federalism. Read more here.

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American Federalism

February 6, 2018

States Consider Health Insurance Mandates

In the wake of the recently passed tax act's dropping of the health insurance individual mandate, at least nine states are considering requiring their…

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American Federalism

February 6, 2018

States Object to Offshore Drilling Plan

A dozen state attorneys general have sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to protest the Trump administration's plan to re-open offshore oil…

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February 6, 2018

Federalism and Social Program Funding in India

In this op-ed, Yamini Aiyar writes that Indian states have called for more budget flexibility from the central government over social programs. Aiyar contends…

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February 6, 2018

Passing of Michael Burgess

Michael Burgess, who was Professor of Federal Studies and Director of the former Centre for Federal Studies at the University of Kent (2005-2014), passed…

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American Federalism

February 5, 2018

Community Health Centers Face Closure

Many community health centers created by the Affordable Care Act face an uncertain future as Congress delays funding for the clinics. Some states plan…

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American Federalism

February 5, 2018

Maryland Joins Plans to Sue Over SALT Change

Maryland plans to join New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut in suing the federal government over the recently enacted cap of the state and…

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American Federalism

February 5, 2018

Localities to Provide Transportation Infrastructure

Adie Tomer and Joseph Kane write that the nation is moving into an era of bottom-up funding for transportation infrastructure. They examine how federal…

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American Federalism

February 2, 2018

Kincaid Guest Edits Special Issue of SLGR

John Kincaid has guest edited a special issue of the State and Local Government Review 49:3 (2017) entitled “The Shifting Sands of American IGR…

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American Federalism

February 2, 2018

Is a National Sales Tax the Answer to Online Sales?

David Post writes that if the Supreme Court reverses earlier precedent rejecting state taxes on Internet sales, the ruling would have a "truly prodigious…

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