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Modern compacts are a reinvigoration of our federalist system in which states may only be able to preserve their sovereign authority over interstate problems to the extent that they share their sovereignty and work together cooperatively through interstate compacts. Today, states are facing issues that are not confined to geographical boundaries or jurisdictional lines. As we become more integrated socially, culturally and economically, the volume of these issues will only increase, making federal pre-emption in certain policy areas an ever more likely response. Interstate compacts may well prove to be an apt mechanism for developing state-based solutions to supra-state problems while preserving the states' authority and freedoms. |
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VIDEO: CSG Spring Conference Tackles Issues
Learn about the serious issues hundreds of state officials discussed in the wake of the current economic recession and the federal stimulus package.
VIDEO: CSG Hosts Governors' Roundtable
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter join a roundtable to discuss everything from the federal stimulus and how its affecting the states to education and health care at CSG's Spring Conference.
States Strengthen Graduation Requirements
States across the Midwest are strengthening graduation requirements. The June Stateline Midwest also focuses on changes to home foreclosure laws, more aggressive regulatory actions on invasive species and state tax credits for the film industry.
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