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Of the 590 claims in Politics with evidence either way, 85% held up.
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Connecticut Indiana Kansas Montana and Washington are least corrupt states followed by Maine Minnesota New Hampshire Vermont and Virginia
Louisiana scores 4 or higher in legal corruption in all branches of government
Kentucky and New York suffer from illegal and legal corruption
Executive branches in these states score 4 or higher in both forms of corruption
In more than half of states legal corruption is perceived very common or extremely common
Only in Kansas Maine and Montana legislative branches score less than 3
Judicial branches in all states which elect judges via elections score 3 or higher
D.C. people say they will get the budget done
US regulators cracked down ruling that they were operating as illegal gambling platforms in 2010s
Kalshi won a lawsuit allowing it to operate legally in 2024
New presidential authority includes Fed's role in regulation of banking system but excludes setting of monetary policy
Senator Elizabeth Warren urged Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to move more rapidly to bring down interest rates during testimony February 2025
Political pressure shocks mainly occurred during 1970s also in 1960s during Johnson administration
Researchers have documented evidence from the Nixon tapes that President Richard Nixon pressured then chairman of the Federal Reserve Arthur Burns to engage in expansionary monetary policies in the run-up to the 1972 election
President Trump pledged to demand interest rates drop immediately in Davos speech January 2025
Trump administration asserted intent to exercise greater Presidential supervision and control of entire executive branch including independent agencies in two executive orders issued February 18 and February 19 2025
Bill Clinton met only 6 times with Fed officials during his 8-year presidency
Richard Nixon had 160 meetings during his 6 years in office
Fed chairs William McChesney Martin and Alan Greenspan were both in office as long as 19 years
The chair and vice chair are appointed for 4-year terms which can be renewed multiple times
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