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Displaying all articles tagged:
Federalism
maga
June 4, 2021
Republican States Go to War Against Democratic Local Governments
Who cares about decentralized governance any more? Certainly not Trumpian Republicans, who want power for the level of government that obeys them.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Mar. 17, 2021
How Biden Could Bypass Republican State Governments
No one since Johnson and Nixon has tried to direct federal dollars specifically to cities and counties in hostile states, but Biden may consider it.
By
Ed Kilgore
coronavirus stimulus
Apr. 22, 2020
McConnell Calls General Relief for States ‘Blue-State Bailouts’
Once Republicans favored no-strings aid to states and localities. Amid a pandemic, they fear too much good might be done.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 6, 2020
What Democrats Might Need to Sacrifice to Get Voting by Mail
Although Republicans aren’t going to support sending a mail ballot to every voter, there could be some version of the practice the GOP accepts.
By
Ed Kilgore
coronavirus
Apr. 1, 2020
Federalism Is a Bad Prescription for Handling the Coronavirus Crisis
Reliance on cash-strapped state and local governments during the COVID-19 crisis could mean austerity measures that thwart the national response.
By
Ed Kilgore
coronavirus
Mar. 10, 2020
Our System of Federalism Is a Huge Problem in Fighting Coronavirus
Chaotic national leadership in a public-health crisis is bad enough, but our chaotic and decentralized system makes it all worse.
By
Ed Kilgore
environment
Sept. 19, 2019
It’s Official: Trump Revokes California’s Power to Regulate Automobile Emissions
It’s a sign of the administration’s adamant opposition to action on climate change, even at the expense of conservative states-rights principles.
By
Ed Kilgore
Sept. 21, 2017
How Republicans Are Trying to Pass the Buck on Health Care
The Graham-Cassidy bill would reverse a long trend toward equality in health-care coverage and force hellish decisions on the states.
By
Ed Kilgore
Aug. 24, 2017
A New Romance: Trump Has Made Progressives Fall in Love With Federalism
Progressives have taken up a conservative principle as a shield against the federal government. But is it just a marriage of convenience?
By
Cristian Farias
Aug. 1, 2017
The GOP’s Latest Health-Care Gambit
This last-gasp effort at a GOP-only bill mostly gives states the flexibility to cut health-care services, while threatening insurance-market chaos.
By
Ed Kilgore
July 19, 2017
Now What? Democrats Must Decide How to Exploit the Collapse of Trumpcare.
Democrats could go small or big or refuse cooperation at all. But the party needs a strategy to deal with its sudden leverage over health-care policy.
By
Ed Kilgore
July 6, 2017
18 States Sue Betsy DeVos for Refusing to Enforce Student-Loan Protections
The Education secretary is blocking new rules that would make it easier for students defrauded by for-profit colleges to have their debts forgiven.
By
Eric Levitz
May 2, 2017
GOP Pol Says Sick People Who Lose Affordable Health Coverage Should Just Move
North Carolina congressman thinks having to vote with your feet — or your other afflicted parts — to keep health coverage is “Jeffersonian democracy.”
By
Ed Kilgore
Mar. 27, 2017
Jeff Sessions Calls for an End to Sanctuary Cities
But he may be all talk, no action.
By
Eric Levitz
Mar. 16, 2017
Trump Health Secretary: States Should Only Require Vaccines If They Feel Like It
Good thing infectious diseases can’t cross state lines.
By
Eric Levitz
Dec. 27, 2016
California Wants to Go Its Own Way on Climate Policy. Will the GOP Let It?
In theory, Republicans love to give states more independence. But will they be able to say no to business lobbies whining to D.C. for relief?
By
Ed Kilgore
Nov. 30, 2016
It’s Really Hard to Destroy Public Schools From Washington
The federal Department of Education doesn’t have the money or clout to force the kind of widespread school privatization Betsy DeVos likely wants.
By
Ed Kilgore
Nov. 18, 2016
Will the Trump Administration Launch a Civil War Over Legal Weed?
Trump’s pick for attorney general is America’s leading opponent of legal pot. Will Jeff Sessions enforce federal prohibition or honor states’ rights?
By
Eric Levitz