Federalism All Star: South Carolina Representative Alan Clemmons
State legislators working to promoting federalism are very important to Federalism in Action, and we will regularly feature these Federalism All Stars. First up is Representative Alan Clemmons, who has...
View ArticleUtah’s Transfer of Public Lands Act: A Legal Case for Localizing Land Ownership
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View ArticleNorth Dakota State Representative Speaks Out on Local Control
At Federalism in Action, we work to highlight state lawmakers who are fighting to make sure their states can make local decisions and retain local control. Here’s a recent example from North Dakota...
View ArticleWestern Showdown: Federal Lands Put State Budgets at Risk
By Hannah Oh Originally posted on State Budget Solutions on June 16, 2014 On June 11, Carl Graham, director of the Coalition for Self-Government in the West (CSG-W), told an audience at Americans for...
View ArticleEPA Clean Power Plan Under Fire
In June, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new rule that would limit carbon emissions from power plants. This will have serious ramifications for energy-producing states,...
View ArticleFor Clean Power Plan to Succeed, More Freedom Is Needed
Josh Smith | State Budget Solutions President Obama’s push for “clean” energy reaches its peak in the form of the Administration’s newly-unveiled Clean Power Plan, with its goal of encouraging the use...
View ArticleFederal Mismanagement of Western Lands: Bringing Solutions to Washington
Many Americans are unaware that the federal estate constitutes a majority of the land area in the Western states. Over 90 percent of all federally controlled land is located in the West, with roughly...
View ArticleStatement: Federalism In Action on the Clean Power Plan
Federalism In Action (FIA), a 501c(3), is a national public policy organization promoting American federalism — the uniquely American notion that individual liberty is protected only through a proper...
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