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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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State Leaders Make Final Push To Fill Out Census
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.
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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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99.7% of Conn.'s 2020 Census Counted: Lt. Gov. Bysiewicz
Over 99 percent of Connecticut’s 2020 Census has been counted, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz said on Wednesday. She said 99.7% of the state’s 2020 Census has been counted. The state hopes to get the last 0.3 percent in the remaining time left. Bysiewicz said the self response rate is 70.3 percent. Beyond impacting the amount of federal aid our state…
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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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Hartford to Send Residents Text About Census Tonight
The City of Hartford will send a text message to more than 50,000 residents on Monday evening to remind them to fill out the 2020 census. The text will contain a short message about why the census is important and a link to fill out the census online at My2020Census.gov. We have been working with our local Census Bureau partners…
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State Leaders Happy to Learn Census Count Won't End Early
State leaders in Connecticut reacted Friday to a judge’s decision to issue an injunction preventing the government from ending the Census count a month earlier than the original plan.
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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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Census Concerns: Officials Make Final Push
Down to the wire. It’s possible census takers may have to wind down their count by the end of September, a month earlier than scheduled. With just weeks left before the deadline, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and New London Mayor Michael Passero visited a neighborhood in a last-minute push to make sure people have participated. “The hardest to count...
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Time Is Running Out to Fill Out Census
Census response rates for Connecticut overall has been good, but some of the state’s cities are lagging behind.
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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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