Census 2020

The U.S. secretary of Commerce says the 2020 census will end Oct. 5, despite a federal judge’s ruling last week that the head count of every U.S. resident should continue through the end of October, according to a tweet posted on the Census Bureau’s website Monday

A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at the end of September

Local leaders react to the Kentucky grand jury decision to not directly charge any police officers for Breonna Taylor’s shooting death. Also, as the countdown to the 2020 Census winds down, local leaders discuss the importance of responding.

The Census Bureau is contending with several natural disasters as wildfires and hurricanes disrupt the final weeks of the nation’s once-a-decade headcount.

The next two weeks could determine the fate of billions of dollars for the state of Florida — that’s how much time is left for people to submit their census forms. But as NBC 6 Investigator Phil Prazan found, census workers are running into problems.

But NBC 6 Investigators found census workers are running into problems: from unruly neighbors to restrictions placed on buildings and gated communities to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Federal judges have blocked an order from President Donald Trump that tried to exclude people in the country illegally from being counted when congressional districts are redrawn.

Miami-Dade County is urging people to fill out information for the U.S. Census by airing a public service announcement (PSA) featuring three prominent government officials: Mayor Carlos Gimenez, Chair of the County Commission Audrey Edmonson, and Commissioner Esteban “Steve” Bovo.

It’s been an unprecedented year for the once-a-decade head count