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“The loss is incalculable.”
ProPublica zooms in on DOGE cuts’ destructive effect on the collection and distribution of critical data tracking fatal shootings, sexually transmitted infections, child welfare cases, greenhouse-gas emissions, and infinitely more, resulting in a “black hole of information.”
As one dataset after another falls by the wayside, the nation’s policymakers are losing their ability to make evidence-based decisions, and the public is losing the ability to hold them accountable for their results.
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