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

Why it matters locally: Changes to Census Bureau policies regarding political interference could impact the accuracy of population counts, which are used to determine federal funding and congressional representation for Wyoming.

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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.