Warren Questions Removal of Anti-Interference Clause from Census Bureau Policy

Why it matters locally: Changes to Census Bureau policy, particularly those concerning political interference, could have implications for how Georgia's population is accurately counted, which affects federal funding allocations and congressional representation for the state.

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Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, has asked Trump administration officials to clarify why the Commerce Department removed a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy. The Commerce Department oversees the Census Bureau. NPR first reported on the policy change. Warren's inquiry focuses on the reasons behind the alteration to the department's guidelines for scientific integrity.