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Congressional Seat Data Not Ready Until February, Attorney Says
A Trump administration attorney says the numbers used for deciding how many congressional seats each state gets won’t be ready until February.
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US Population Growth Smallest in at Least 120 Years
The U.S. population grew by the smallest rate in at least 120 years from 2019 to 2020
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As Census Deadline Looms, Experts Worry About Rushed Final Report
The fate of this year’s census remains uncertain as the deadline to finalize the numbers approaches and experts express doubt about the government’s ability to produce an accurate count of the country under such tight constraints.
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Census Takers Fall Short of Target Goal in Areas of US
From tribal lands in the Southwest to storm-battered Louisiana, the U.S. Census Bureau did not achieve its goal of reaching 99% of households during the 2020 census
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Justices to Weigh Trump Census Plan to Exclude Noncitizens
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up President Donald Trump’s policy, blocked by a lower court, to exclude people living in the U.S. illegally from the census count that will be used to allocate seats in the House of Representatives
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Supreme Court Halts Census in Latest Twist of 2020 Count
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration can end census field operations early, in a blow to efforts to make sure minorities are properly counted in the crucial once-a-decade tally. The decision was not a total loss for plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the administration’s decision to end the count early. They managed to get nearly...
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Miami Mayor Urging Residents to Complete Census Before Deadline
The clock is ticking down for the deadline to fill out the census and Miami’s mayor is urging people to hop to it. Mayor Francis Suarez spoke with reporters in the Brickell neighborhood Thursday morning to reiterate how important it is people return the census form before Monday’s deadline. He noted how the high rises in Brickell and downtown...
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US Official: 2020 Census to End Oct. 5 Despite Court Order
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
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Judge Says 2020 Census Must Continue for Another Month
A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at the end of September
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NBC 6 Voices: No Officers Charged For Breonna Taylor's Death, Census 2020 Countdown
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.
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Wildfires and Hurricanes Disrupt Final Weeks of 2020 Census
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.
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Census Concerns in South Florida
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.
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As Deadline Approaches, Concerns Over Census Participation in South Florida
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.
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Judges Say Trump Can't Exclude People From District Drawings
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.
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Miami-Dade Census PSA Triggers ‘Equal Time' Concerns
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.
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Bourbon-Scented Sanitizer and Wary Public Challenge Census
It’s been an unprecedented year for the once-a-decade head count