2020 census

On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court made the decision to not extend the deadline for the 2020 Census. By Wednesday, city and state leaders began making a last-minute push to get more people to fill out the census before the deadline which is Friday, October, 16 at 6 a.m. Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz along with other state leaders voiced…

After a court ruled the Trump Administration can end the Census count on Thursday, state leaders are making a last-minute push to residents to fill it out before time runs out.

As a federal judge forces an extension of the deadline for census completion nationwide, New Haven has renewed its effort to make sure everyone is counted.

Since April, the Census Bureau has been conducting a weekly Household Pulse Survey to see how COVID-19 is impacting our everyday lives.

A Census Bureau survey examines how COVID-19 is impacting our daily lives.

Connecticut cities and towns could lose out on much-needed federal funding if their populations are undercounted in this year’s Census.

Community and state leaders are calling for the public to fill out their census, if they haven’t done so already. Faith-based groups are also working to get the word out including the Rehoboth Church of God in Bloomfield. Church leadership has partnered together with local officials from the United States Census. “We need to ensure that every family, every...

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Census Bureau for the time being to stop following a plan that would have had it winding down operations in order to finish the 2020 census at the end of September

A U.S. Census Bureau document says some steps in the numbers-crunching phase of the 2020 census will need to be cut in order to meet an end-of-the-year deadline and that could increase the risk for errors.

More than a half-dozen cities, counties and civil right groups have sued the Trump administration, saying there was no justification for its decision to cut the 2020 census short by a month

If you haven’t filled out the 2020 census form yet, you may be getting an email, call or questionnaire in the mail asking you to answer the questions

Officials say about 30-percent of households in Connecticut have still not responded to the 2020 Census.

The Census Bureau has another challenge as widespread door-knocking for the 2020 survey begins next week

A parade was held around New Haven in an effort to reach out to Latino and Black communities to encourage Census completion.

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that seeks to bar people in the U.S. illegally from being counted in congressional reapportionment, a move that drew immediate criticism and promises of court challenges. Trump said that “respect for the law and protection of the integrity of the democratic process warrant the exclusion of illegal aliens from the apportionment base,...

President Donald Trump’s memo aims to omit undocumented immigrants from the apportionment base, which is, in part, used to determine how many seats a state gets in the House of Representatives.

The 2020 U.S. Census is required for anyone living in the United States, but there are billions of reasons you’d want to take it: lawmakers use census data to divvy up money for important resources like hospitals, fire stations and roads. Lawmakers will rely on this year’s census data until 2030, so now’s your chance to make sure your household...

There’s a nationwide push to get every American to complete their census form. The city of Hartford has one of the lowest response rates in the Northeast, and the Hartford Public Library is trying to change that, taking their efforts out into the community. The library has launched a “Call Five” initiative to spread the word. “We are inviting...

The city of Hartford has one of the lowest response rates in the Northeast and the city is trying to change that and spread the word in the community

More than half of the households in Connecticut have already been counted in the 2020 U.S. Census. As of Tuesday, 50.3 percent of the state’s households had already responded to the census online, by mail or by phone. Compared to other states in the northeast, Connecticut was at the very top of the response rate list. The state’s response...