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January 16, 2025

American Federalism and Protecting Democracy

David Landau explores "federalism and the U.S. Deviation" -- two models of protecting democracy. Landau suggests that the United States would benefit from a…

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January 16, 2025

The Modi Administration and Tax Devolution

Prosenjit Nath rejects claims of unfair tax devolution that have been leveled against the Modi administration by opposition-ruled states. Nath contends that "the Modi government…

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January 15, 2025

State Criminal Extraterritoriality and Constitutional Federalism

Matthew Cavedon explores constitutional federalism in the context of the limits on state criminal extraterritoriality, including the effect of the Dobbs decision on this subject. Read…

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January 15, 2025

Review of “The Collective-Action Constitution”

David Lewis Shaefer reviews Neil S. Siegel's book, The Collective-Action Constitution, in which Siegel calls for more authority for the federal government. Read more here.

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January 14, 2025

The State of American Federalism

Tony Woodlief considers Michael Boskin's recent book, American Federalism Today: Perspectives on Political and Economic Governance, and the state of American federalism. Read more here.

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January 14, 2025

Evaluating the Work of Redistricting Committees

Samuel Wang and Zachariah Sippy evaluate the performance of redistricting committees in all fifty states through both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Read more here.

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January 13, 2025

Collaborative Governance between Alaska Native Institutions (Cole Grisham)

Cole Grisham, a Ph.D. candidate at Portland State University, completed a research study on "Collaborative Governance between Alaska Native Institutions: Motivations, Mechanisms, and Outcomes"…

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January 13, 2025

Federalism to Protect Against “MAGA Excesses”?

An op-ed in The Daily Bulletin calls for Californians to protect "our state’s principles of federalism against MAGA excesses." Read more here.

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January 13, 2025

Devolution and Mayoral Authority in the UK

Millie Mitchell, a researcher at the Institute for Government, discusses research indicating that mayors in the United Kingdom need more powers to achieve urban regeneration goals. Read…

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January 10, 2025

Localities, Fiscal Federalism, and Federal Spending

Jane L. Johnson of the Mises Institute calls for an end to federal spending for local government. Read more here.

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January 10, 2025

William Brennan, Louis Brandeis, and Federalism

Gerald S. Dickinson compares the legacies of William Brennan and Louis Brandeis in shaping American state constitutional law and federalism. Read more here.

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January 9, 2025

English Devolution Progress Updated

The Local Government Chronicle has published an article tracing the progress of devolution within England in the context of the national government's devolution priority…

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January 9, 2025

Blue States and Federalism

Ray Nothstine writes that preparation by some Democratic-led states to resist Trump administration policies reflects merely partisan maneuvering rather than an appreciation of federalism (password required).…

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