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Undated: Federalism is the mixed or compound mode of government, combining a general government (the central or 'federal' government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system. Its distinctive feature, exemplified in the founding example of modern federalism by the United States of America under the Constitution of 1787, is a relationship of parity between the two levels of government established.[1] It can thus be defined as a form of government in which there is a division of powers between two levels of government of equal status.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalism
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March/April: In the aftermath of the Trump election, liberals seem to have rediscovered federalism — although grounded less on principle than on the conviction that states’ rights might better serve the progressive agenda. Not to be outdone, Republicans, who now control both legislative and executive branches, appear willing to abandon federalist principles in favor of strong central government freshly enabled to advance conservative preferences.
That role reversal is reflected in positions on issues such as drug legalization, tort reform, sanctuary cities, and gun control — reinforced by flawed views of the Constitution’s Commerce Clause, spending power, and the Second Amendment.
https://www.cato.org/policy-report/marchapril-2017/volte-face-federalism-age-trump
-- 2018 --
February 7: Trump's EPA chief pushes 'cooperative federalism' for food and farming
https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-02-07/trumps-epa-chief-pushes-cooperative-federalism-food-and-farming
March 23: Trump's War on Federalism
In President Trump’s era of aggressive immigration enforcement, a power struggle between state, tribal, and federal authorities is unfolding before our eyes. So-called sanctuary-city policies have been employed by local jurisdictions to ensure that immigrants are afforded constitutional protections. Federal authorities have retaliated by increasing immigrant roundups and suing immigrant-friendly states.
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2018/03/23/trumps_war_on_federalism_110561.html
July: Federalism Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?
Our federal system is tied up in knots. We have to try to untie them.
http://www.governing.com/columns/washington-watch/gov-federalism-trump-knots.html
April 2: Trump endorses states’ rights — but only when he agrees with the state
It’s not just Democrats who are pushing back at what they see as federal intrusions.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/02/trump-states-rights-education-sanctuary-drilling-492784
August 7: Fight over sanctuary cities is also a fight over federalism
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/381998-fight-over-sanctuary-cities-is-also-a-fight-over-federalism
August 23: Trump's Clean Energy Plan Reinvigorates Federalism
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2018/08/23/trumps_clean_energy_plan_reinvigorates_federalism_110771.html
August 24: A New Romance: Trump Has Made Progressives Fall in Love With Federalism
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/08/trump-has-made-progressives-fall-in-love-with-federalism.html
November 26: Trump, Federalism, and the Environment
"Environmental federalism” may seem like an arcane topic, but it has been a major concern of the Trump Presidency. In a recently published article, we argued that the Trump Administration has pursued a strategy of reducing federal government responsibility for environmental protection and devolving some of this responsibility to the states. Because this approach is starkly different from that of the Obama Administration, the result has been whiplash in terms of the role of the federal government in protecting human health and the environment.
The Trump Administration’s environmental federalism agenda has at least three components:
1. a comprehensive attempt to roll back federal environmental regulation;
2. a strong signal that few new federal pro-environment initiatives will be pursued;
3. an attempt to turn more environmental policy authority over to the states.
The rollback of federal environmental regulations has involved several steps, the first of which occurred in concert with Republicans in Congress. Using the Congressional Review Act, the Trump Administration rescinded more than a dozen regulations, including transparency rules aimed at US energy companies, the Office of Surface Mining’s Stream Protection Rule, and a measure outlawing “extreme hunting” practices on federal lands. Subsequently, the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Interior, and other agencies announced implementation delays of other rules (e.g., ozone nonattainment, limits to toxic discharges from power plants into public waterways, methane venting and flaring from oil and gas wells on federal land), as well has high profile efforts to weaken if not fully undo major rules such as the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, Waters of the United States rule, and fuel economy standards. Finally, the Administration has dramatically reduced enforcement of other existing environmental regulations.
https://www.publichealthpost.org/research/trump-federalism-the-environment/
December: 'Jenga Federalism': Trump's Method for Undoing Obama's Policies
The White House has learned that there’s more than one way to attack a liberal-leaning federal government.
http://www.governing.com/columns/washington-watch/gov-jenga-federalism-trump-obama.html
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