Journal of State Government articles from January 1990

Journal of State Government archives from January 1990

Editor's note. (the nation's domestic agenda) (editorial)
January 1, 1990... Editor's Note Unlike the long-gone days of the Great Society, America's domestic agenda is no longer set in the nation's capitol. In the 1990s, states, not the federal government, are waging the nation's major domestic battles. The...

Meeting the challenge of leadership. (state governments)
January 1, 1990... Meeting the Challenge of Leadership The 1990s will be dominated by a trend that was born and grew throughout the 1980s - the increasing power and prominence of states in shaping the national agenda. We have been forced to set that...

State viewpoint: states must regain their powers.
January 1, 1990... State Viewpoint: States Must Regain Their Powers There are four basic reasons for considering constitutional reform. First, the U.S. Supreme court, in Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority (1985) and South Carolina v. Baker...

Union viewpoint: amendments send the wrong message.
January 1, 1990... Union Viewpoint: Amendments Send the Wrong Message Stung repeatedly in recent years by costly mandates imposed by Congress and the president, the states are striking back. In resolution after resolution, organizations of state and local...

Pre-emption: the dramatic rise of federal supremacy.
January 1, 1990... Pre-emption: The Dramatic Rise of Federal Supremacy There has been a dramatic increase in federal pre-emption of state and local authority during the past 20 years. During the nation's 200-year history, the Congress has enacted approximately...

HUD's administration of the McKinney Act: a problem in state-federal relations.
January 1, 1990... HUD's Administration of the McKinney Act: A Problem in State-Federal Relations The federal government's response to homelessness generally has taken the form of sporadic reactions to pressure from advocacy groups for the homeless. But...

The tough battle ahead. (stopping the shift of power to the federal government)
January 1, 1990... The Tough Battle Ahead States need to help stop the shift of power of Washington D.C., White House Chief of Staff John Sununu told state officials attending the 1989 Annual Meeting of The Council of State Governments Federalism is one of...