Cooking the Books

"There are three types of lies. Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics."

                 - Mark Twain, in his 1924 autobiography.

"And then there was ALEC."

                -ALICE, in her 2003 website.

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and other right wing groups have put forth a number of "model" laws to change the way statistical research is used at the state level.

These following worst practices act as a road block to the high road, so keep your eye out, overturn them when you can, and prepare to detour around these bills whenever possible.

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