What Powers Should Be Returned to States?

4 of 52 Questions for Democratic Renewal

Question 4: What Powers Should Be Returned to States and Communities to Reinvigorate Local Self-Rule?

The U.S. Constitution established a federal system designed to balance shared governance with local self-rule. But over the past 70 years, this balance has tilted dramatically. The proliferation of federal agencies—now numbering in the hundreds—has produ…