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Reordering national priorities Americans seeking a new federalism
A wide debate on American federalism unfolds in Washington and state capitals, assessing shifts of power and funding from the federal to state and local levels. Reagan seeks a new federalism with block grants and reduced federal programs while administrators argue over funding, regulation, and the pace of change amid cautious state and local responses.
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Washington
United States
Fred Wertheimer
Common Cause
Citizens’ Lobby
Senate
Bruce Babbitt
Arizona
Hamilton
Madison
Jefferson
Maine
California
Reagan
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
George Bush
Carter
Capitol Hill
Congress
M. Caldwell Butler
R-Va
Federal Register of Regulation
N.Y. Times News Service