Governors pledge to oppose federal overreach — even when their party runs Washington

Bipartisan governors have pledged to resist federal overreach regardless of which party controls the White House. The National Governors Association recently updated its internal principles on federalism to reflect this stance.
Democratic and Republican governors say they will more aggressively push back on federal overreach regardless of which party controls Washington. Earlier this month, the bipartisan National Governors Association for the first time in over a decade updated its internal principles on federalism — the system of power sharing between Washington, D.C., and the states. That […]
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