In an op-ed, Martin Van Staden contends that South Africa's municipalities would benefit from less control by the national government. Read more here.
Katie R. Eyer and Karen Tani argue that disability-rights rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court have underpinned much of the "new federalism" movement of the…
Dai Morgan writes that federalism should remain a viable option for Wales and that the region should gain more control over public spending and…
A group of scholars contend that state legal reforms in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic have weakened the nation's ability to combat future pandemics.…
Robert L. Greenberg explores whether individuals who use cannabis legally under state law can be stripped of their Second Amendment rights under federal law.…
Sean Mueller and Pirmin Bundi consider how language is associated with different political attitudes in federal nations. Read more here.
The National Conference of State Legislature's "Our American States" podcast series recently released an episode titled "Exploring Federalism." You can listen to the podcast…
Sean Beienburg has written Progressive States' Rights: The Forgotten History of Federalism (Lawrence, KS: Univ. Press of Kansas, 2024). Beienburg contends that, in the years before…
In an op-ed, Mohamed Zeeshan argues that a nation as vast and diverse as India should avoid moves toward centralization, which he contends would…
The National Association of Counties is pressing for more direct funding from the federal government. According to the organization's president, when funding "comes through…
Amy Goldstein reports that a growing number of states are broadening Medicaid's coverage to include social services such as helping with housing and providing…
Utah governor Spencer Cox has signed into law a bill that purports to give the state the option of ignoring federal directives that it…
Ilya Somin considers the implications of U.S. Supreme Court justices' focus during Trump v. Anderson on whether the states have the power to enforce the insurrection clause…
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