Stories tagged: "2020 Census"

Elections A sign on the back of a truck in the caravan that reads "Do your part, stop the spread and do 2020 Census." Outside the 3rd and Spruce Recreation Center in Reading Friday afternoon September 25, 2020 where the City of Reading held an event to encourage people to fill out the census. (Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)
Elections The United States Will Go Through Redistricting In 2021. What Is That?

The details on how we get sorted into new congressional districts every ten years.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers January 28, 2021 4:32 pm EST
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The Census Justice Sotomayor Stood Alone in Opposing the Early Census Shutdown

"The harms caused by rushing this year's census count are irreparable. And respondents will suffer their lasting impact for at least the next ten years," Justice Sotomayor said.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz October 14, 2020 4:23 pm EDT
The Census A children's book is displayed at a U.S. Census walk-up counting site set up for Hunt County in Greenville, Texas, Friday, July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
The Census Trump Administration Ends Census Count a Month Early. Here’s What’s at Stake.

The U.S. Census Bureau on Monday announced it would cut its once-a-decade count of every American who lives in the United States short by one month.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil August 4, 2020 2:44 pm EDT
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The Census It’s Census Day. Here’s How Stacey Abrams’s Fair Count Is Fighting to Ensure Black Men Are Counted.

Experts suggest as many as 1.7 million Black Americans could be missed this year, which would be the largest undercount in 30 years.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil April 1, 2020 12:56 pm EDT
The Census FILE - This March 16, 2020, file photo shows the Oculus at the World Trade Center's transportation hub in New York. Census Day, the April 1 reference day for the once-a-decade effort to count everyone in the U.S., arrived Wednesday with a nation almost paralyzed by the spread of the novel coronavirus, but census officials vowed the job would be completed by its year-end deadline. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
The Census Why Census Officials Are Still Confident They’ll Get It Done Despite Coronavirus

Census Day arrived Wednesday with a nation almost paralyzed by the novel coronavirus. But census officials vowed the job would be completed by deadline.

Associated Press Associated Press April 1, 2020 8:57 am EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
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A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
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The Census A Massive Effort Is Underway to Ensure California Latinos Get Counted in 2020 Census

The Latino Community Foundation in San Francisco is one of several groups in the state working to help connect the dots for people on how participation affects their day-to-day lives.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil March 10, 2020 2:20 pm EDT
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The Census Why the Census Really Matters

The results determine funding that impacts everything from the number of teachers at your child’s school to your ability to see a doctor or go to a hospital.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil March 9, 2020 4:11 pm EDT