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As Redistricting Looms, Democrats Jockey to Counter GOP Edge
As the once-a-decade redistricting conflicts heat up across the country, both Republicans and Democrats are wrestling with how far to press their advantage in a process as consequential as any election.
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Census Delay Helps GOP in One Statehouse, Dems in Another
The Census Bureau’s missed deadlines could spell bad news for Democrats in Virginia and Republicans in New Jersey in legislative elections this year
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US House Data Not Ready Until April, States' Data After July
The U.S. Census Bureau is aiming to deliver the long-delayed numbers used for divvying up congressional seats by the end of April
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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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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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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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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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Bourbon-Scented Sanitizer and Wary Public Challenge Census
It’s been an unprecedented year for the once-a-decade head count