Many posts have discussed how to look things up and find things out.
Philip Bump at WP:
When I open a new window in my web browser and hit F, Chrome autofills in what it thinks I want, the site I visit most often when I start by typing F: the URL fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GASREGW.
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But the sole point of economic brilliance here is the FRED data system, one that earned a well-deserved profile in the New York Times this week. “FRED” stands for Federal Reserve Economic Data, and it provides immediate, interactive data to a wide range of data from across the federal government.
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But the sole point of economic brilliance here is the FRED data system, one that earned a well-deserved profile in the New York Times this week. “FRED” stands for Federal Reserve Economic Data, and it provides immediate, interactive data to a wide range of data from across the federal government.
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While we are on the topic of underappreciated assets, you should probably spend more time exploring the site Bolts, an independent media outlet that has exceptional coverage of state-level politics.
Among the other useful reporting the site has compiled of late is a look at the shifts in state legislatures following the 2024 elections. In Michigan and Minnesota, for example, Democrats lost their governing trifectas, meaning that the party no longer has majorities in the state House and state Senate along with control of the governor’s mansion. Generally, though, the results in states that held elections offered relatively modest change.
