Limits to Change in the Nature of Intergovernmental Relations
Jennifer Wallner examines the effect that differing ideas about federalism can have on intergovernmental relations. She asserts that a variety of factors, such as…
Jennifer Wallner examines the effect that differing ideas about federalism can have on intergovernmental relations. She asserts that a variety of factors, such as…
Michael Burgess explores the meaning of the terms federalism, federation, devolution, and federal devolution with an eye toward clarifying distinctions among them as well…
As part of its Fiscal Federalism Initiative, the Pew Charitable Trusts has published a report examining the growth of federal grants to the states…
Owen Smith and Sheena Chhabra write that states in India account for about two thirds of the country's total health spending and that the…
Twenty-one states, the District of Columbia, and several public interest groups have filed the first major lawsuits to block the repeal of the Federal…
In this op-ed, Michael Abels writes that many policy initiatives historically developed at the federal and state level have shifted to the cities. He…
President Trump has promised voters that his administration will renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement in ways more favorable to the United States.…
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to reexamine earlier precedent that bars states from requiring online retailers to collect sales taxes. Read more here.
More than three months have passed since Congress missed its deadline to pass a long-term spending bill. The lack of funding for the Children's…
Michael Barone writes that, in light of the Justice Department's recently announced intent to allow federal prosecutions for marijuana possession, supporters of the industry…
John Dinan compares U.S. Supreme Court rulings from this century with those from the late twentieth century. He asserts that the court continues to…
Nathaniel Weixel writes that the Trump administration's recent decision to allow work requirements for Medicaid recipients is more popular in red than blue states,…
Robin Broadway and Katherine Cuff examine the role that fiscal federalism has played in the study of Canadian economics. They contend that the resulting…
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