Governor's Efforts to Disband Puerto Rico Stats Agency Fought on Two Intensifying Fronts

(American Statistical Association) Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossell ó reintroduced his government reorganization plan that would eliminate the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics (PRIS). On a separate front, he appealed a March 8 Puerto Rico Supreme Court decision ordering the restitution of four scientists to the institute's board of directors. The court determined Rossell ó removed these members from the board last summer without due process.
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