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June 19, 2023

Certificate of Advanced Studies in Federalism Offered

The Institute of Federalism is offering a certificate of advanced studies in federalism, decentralization, and local governance. Applications for the program are due June…

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American Federalism

June 16, 2023

Podcast Discusses Federal Assistance to States and Localities

In a recent episode of the Risk Talking podcast, David Schleicher explores how federal officials can address state and local financial shortfalls. You can…

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American Federalism

June 16, 2023

“Preference-Based” Federalism

Marquan Robertson writes that states tend to underuse localities, and he contends that "federalism requires significant contributions from cities to realize their many values."…

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June 15, 2023

Iraqi Budget Bill Sparks Federalism Dispute

Kamal Kirkuki, the former speaker of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament, contends that the proposed national budget of Iraq "assaults federalism" and violates the nation's…

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June 15, 2023

Review of “Studies in Indian Public Finance”

Deyona Rose Saji reviews M. Govinda Rao's Studies in Indian Public Finance. The reviewer states that the book offers a "frontline administrative view and constitutional understanding"…

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June 14, 2023

Covid-19 and Canadian Provincial-Municipal Relations

Kennedy Stewart, a former mayor of Vancouver, writes that the Covid-19 pandemic posed "a tough stress test for Canada’s federal system of government." He…

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June 14, 2023

Ambassador to Nepal Comments on Status of Federalism

The Nepali Times features an article with Swiss ambassador Elisabeth von Capeller Oswald, who is completing more than a decade of service in Nepal. Von Capeller…

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American Federalism

June 13, 2023

A Constitutional History of Territory, Statehood, and Union

Craig Green has written a history of territory, statehood, and union intended to develop a new framework for analyzing constitutional statehood in the United States. Read…

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June 13, 2023

Covid-19, Federalism, and Canadian First Nations

Jesse McCormick contends that although the Covid-19 response among Canada's first nations had some successes, these groups continue to face the underlying challenge of a…

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American Federalism

June 12, 2023

Indigenous Peoples and Rights of Nature

Elizabeth Ann Kronk Warner and Jensen Lillquist consider, in the context of environmental degradation, the legal rights of elements of nature and how tribes…

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June 12, 2023

Is Nigeria at Risk of Disintegration?

Edoba Bright Omoregie warns that if Nigeria continues to resist federalism-based reforms, the nation risks "disintegration." Read more here.

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American Federalism

June 9, 2023

State-Mandated Housing Reforms Encounter Resistance

Adam Ehrenhalt reports on the difficulties some states have encountered in attempting to mandate housing reforms on localities. Read more here.

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American Federalism

June 9, 2023

Panel Discussion of Abortion-Related Conflict of Laws

As part of its "New Frontiers in Federalism" series, the New York City Bar Association has posted a video discussion titled, "Abortion and the…

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