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Budget and tax policy experts discussed the challenges facing state budgets in 2017. Topics included economic growth, infrastructure investment, Medicaid, and the potential effects of…

Judge Abner Mikva spoke about the role of the federal government within the U.S. Constitution and described attempts to reduce and reform the federal government. After his prepared remarks,…

Judge William Pryor, who was on President-elect Trump’s list as a possible U.S. Supreme Court nominee, moderated a discussion on the importance Justice Antonin Scalia placed on the Federalist Papers' views of the…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talked to the nation’s governors about federal-state relations. “The State-Federal Relationship” was a session of the National Governors…

Panelists talked about federal land management in western states, the operational legal theories, and the possibility of transferring control of those lands to the states. Topics included ways to…

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, addressed the New Hampshire House of Representatives at the State House in Concord. During his…

Governor John Kasich (R-OH), a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, addressed the New Hampshire House of Representatives at the State House in Concord. Governor Kasich…

Nevada’s attorney general and the former attorney general of Alabama talked about the increasingly activist roles many top lawyers for states were taking. They also answered questions from members of the audience.…

House Speaker Paul Ryan and other members of the House Republican leadership held a news conference today/Wednesday. They discussed the budget reconciliation bill being debated on the House…

Mark Toner briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of topics, including the terror attacks in Paris and efforts to combat ISIL*. Questions focused on the refugee crisis…

Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) argues against national government intervention in what the governor contends are issues that can be better solved by individual states. Governor Perry discussed…

Professors Gary Gallagher and Peter Onuf talked about the tenets of federalism and the meaning behind the idea of a union of states from the perspective of President Thomas Jefferson. They spoke about Thomas…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held a meeting on consideration of pre-empting state law in North Carolina and Tennessee that restrict the abilities of communities to provide…

Law professors talked about whether President Obama’s use of executive actions defies the principle of federalism by either intruding upon policy areas belonging to states or attempting to force state…

Law professors discussed the Deferred Action for Early Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program created by the Department of Homeland Security to exercise prosecutorial discretion in favor of certain undocumented youths…

Panelists talked about the impact of marijuana legalization and argued that certain adverse consequences could be avoided through strong federal actions that would allow states to legalize marijuana…

Witnesses testified on the Internal Revenue Service’s power to provide subsidies and tax credits for those buying insurance on health exchanges, as well as the power to apply penalties for…

Governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO), incoming vice-chair of the National Governors Association, spoke by video link from the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, site of the annual meeting of the NGA. Governor…

John Lott and Jon Lowy discussed “stand your ground” laws in states throughout the nation, the Castle Doctrine, and what the impact of such laws has been. They also reacted to a video clip of…

Governor Pat McCrory (R-NC) delivered the weekly Republican address. He talked about the power of states to make innovative and effective changes whenever the federal government supports…