• Devolution? What's That?
• BY: Peter Harkness   |   July 2009
• Right now, federalism means the feds are running the show.

• Imbalance of Powers
• BY: Donald F. Kettl   |   June 2009
• The feds aren't just handing out money -- they're redistributing clout.

• When the Well Runs Dry
• BY: Peter Harkness   |   May 1, 2009
• The stimulus won't last forever. That's worth remembering.

• After the Stimulus Ends
• BY: Donald F. Kettl   |   April 1, 2009
• States and localities face problems a rising economy won't solve.

• Tackling Taxophobia
• BY: Peter Harkness   |   March 1, 2009
• We can't keep pretending tax increases are a fatal disease.

• A Time for Strings
• BY: Donald F. Kettl   |   February 1, 2009
• We need to stimulate state and local economies. We also need to keep close watch on what we're stimulating.

• Obama and the States
• BY: Peter Harkness   |   January 1, 2009
• President Bush promised governors a close relationship and didn't deliver. Can states trust the reassuring words of his successor?

• The Disaster Tripwire
• BY: Donald F. Kettl   |   December 1, 2008
• The tough choices on emergency response are gradually migrating to Washington.

• FEMA Falls into Array
• BY: Jonathan Walters   |   November 1, 2008
• We haven't heard a lot about botched disaster response this year. There's a reason for that.

• College of Chaos
• BY: Donald F. Kettl   |   October 1, 2008
• We all know there's something wrong with our rules for electing a president. But fixing it has proved impossible.

• Water Wars and Peace
• BY: Jonathan Walters   |   September 1, 2008
• The Great Lakes states and provinces sign on to protect their greatest resource -- and need only a rubber stamp from the feds.

• Katrina Plus Three
• BY: Donald F. Kettl   |   August 1, 2008
• There's a lot to learn from the great storm of 2005. We're a little slow putting it to work.

• Real ID and Reality
• BY: Jonathan Walters   |   July 1, 2008
• States can fume about the federal identification law -- or they can find ways to cope with it.

• Hamilton and Jefferson Revisited
• BY: Donald F. Kettl   |   June 1, 2008
• The states and feds started fighting about banking law in 1789. They're still at it.

• Transportation Tug-of-War
• BY: Jonathan Walters   |   May 1, 2008
• The nation's roads and bridges urgently need attention. The question is who can best provide it.

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