Federalism
The view from inside 1776
Originally published in American Habits. How the 13 Colonies became ‘States’ We’re now in the months leading up to the most important national celebration in 50 years: the 250th birthday of our founding. In 2026, much will be…
The view from inside 1776
Originally published in American Habits. How the 13 Colonies became ‘States’ We’re now in the months leading up to the most important national celebration in 50 years: the 250th birthday of our founding. In 2026, much will be…
Legislature balks as Evers demands millions for more food aid bureaucrats
Lawmakers suspect state bungling will trigger penalty for bad-payments rate, but governor won’t show data Gov. Tony Evers is pressing the Legislature for $70 million to process FoodShare applications to stave off federal…
Sen. John Curtis participates in 2025 Congressional Series
Senator John Curtis (UT) participated in Sutherland Institute’s 2025 Congressional Series, which is sponsored by Zions Bank and hosted by the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics. Sutherland’s Nic Dunn…
Sen. John Curtis participates in 2025 Congressional Series
Sen. John Curtis participates in 2025 Congressional Series Written by Sen. Curtis highlighted the need for the federal government to stay out of election policy and leave it to the states. On federalism, the senator…
As hunger looms, Democrats in ‘non-winnable’ situation
Impending loss of FoodShare benefits eclipses unrelated big changes coming Monday The paradox of a political party wholly invested in growing the social welfare state but refusing to open the government to feed impoverished…
Measuring the cost of federal guidance in Utah
Measuring the cost of federal guidance in Utah Written by The Utah Legislature’s Federalism Commission is studying federal agency guidance directed to the state. This guidance isn’t legally binding but is intended to change…
Measuring the cost of federal guidance in Utah
Last week, the Utah Legislature’s Federalism Commission discussed the issue of federal guidance – direction federal agencies give to state governments and others they regulate. It is not legally binding, but it reflects the…
Fight over Obamacare is fight worth having
Wisconsin taxpayers ought to be rooting hard for conservatives to hold the line during this current federal government shutdown and let the pandemic-era super-subsidies for the Affordable Care Act run out at the end of the…
School-bus Wi-Fi finally gets reined in while pandemic-era home internet subsidies only now dribble out
Two more ways government manages to screw up subsidies There’s more evidence in recent days that the federal government spends money in two ways — too quickly and too slowly. Proof of both stems from programs that were…
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