Reflecting upon the specific subject matters education, crime and punishment, health and welfare, welfare, and environment and climate change describe the respective roles of state and local governments in addressing the expectations and needs of the public with respect to AT LEAST TWO of those subject matters.

A headline in the business section of The Washington Post once proclaimed:“States Rush in Where the Feds Fear to Tread” and, continued:“Even before Hurricane Katrina brought into high relief the sometimes rocky relationship between the federal government and the states, it has become increasingly routine for states and localities to go their own way on the regulatory front, either making their own rules or filing lawsuits to shape regulatory policies.”The above observation remains true in 2020 as state and local governments struggle to deal with coronavirus pandemic while the federal government fumbles, dissembles, confuses and, even obstructs state and local government efforts.Reflecting upon the specific subject matters education, crime and punishment, health and welfare, welfare, and environment and climate change describe the respective roles of state and local governments in addressing the expectations and needs of the public with respect to AT LEAST TWO of those subject matters.In your answer, comment on the nature of intergovernmental relationships among the levels of government in the United States and why state and local governments throughout the country may take different approaches on the subject matters you identify. You may wish to use the state of Florida’s response to the coronavirus pandemic as government and the necessity for state and local government action.