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State Fragility and Federalism

Michael Youash has contributed "The Nexus Between State Fragility and Federalism" to the Occasional Paper Series sponsored by the Forum of Federations. Read more…

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Decentralization and Economic Growth in Kenya

Naftaly Mose examines what effect local fiscal decentralization has had on local economic growth in 47 Kenyan counties. Read more here.

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The Fourteenth Amendment and Federalism

Donald Devine contends that Randy E. Barnett and Evan D. Bernick's recent book, The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment, misapprehends the amendment's meaning. Read…

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Federalism and India’s Constitutional Democracy

Sujit Choudhry considers the arguments made in Madhav Khosla’s book India’s Founding Moment—The Constitution of a Most Surprising Democracy and explores whether federalism can "save India's constitutional…

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The States and Section 1135 Waivers

Jason Semprini analyzes why, during the Covid-19 pandemic, some states moved to adopt Section 1135 Medicaid waivers -- which allow state policy-makers to rapidly…

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State Responsibilities with Federal Broadband Funding

Noting the large amounts of federal aid flowing to the states for broadband improvements, Greg Weiner and Ryan Oakes warn that states have little…

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Federalism and Native American Hunting Rights

The Sheridan College Thickman Faculty Lecture Series will host a lecture by Michael Thomas on federalism and Native American hunting rights. Read more here.

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Fiscal Federalism Position

The Pew Charitable Trusts has posted a senior associate position within its fiscal federalism initiative group. The group "provides research and analysis on issues…

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Commerce Secretary Addresses Broadband Priorities

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has explained the department's priorities related to financial assistance to localities for broadband support. Read more here.

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Devolution and the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

A group of scholars explore the impact of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union by studying the market access principles in the United…

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The U.S. Supreme Court and Federalism

Michael Dichio and Ilya Somin have reviewed hundreds of U.S. Supreme Court cases with an eye toward understanding the effect that the court has…

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Federalism and Statehood for the District of Columbia

Jessica Bulman-Pozen and Olatunde C. Johnson contend that the Fourteenth Amendment requires statehood for the District of Columbia and that "Congress’s admission of D.C.…

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Federalism in 2030

Bilyana Petkova examines federalism as a power-sharing mechanism within larger entities such as the European Union and considers how relationships within federations might change…

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