The State Policy Network’s 2025 Federalism Scorecard found Tennessee to be the least vulnerable state to federal agency pressure and influence.
The scorecard, published by the State Policy Network’s Center for Practical Federalism, evaluates how vulnerable each state is to federal government influence, particularly through state agencies and the conditions attached to federal grants, and measures how effectively states empower their elected representatives and maintain control over their own administrative processes.
https://tennesseestar.com/policy/tennessee-leads-nation-as-least-vulnerable-to-federal-influence-new-scorecard-says/khousler/2025/12/02/
