Stories tagged: "2020 Census"

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Immigration Trump Administration Still Fighting to Keep Immigrants off Census

The Trump administration said it does not know how many immigrants might be excluded from the Census under a 2019 presidential order, but it still urged the Supreme Court on Monday to overturn lower courts that blocked the proposal.

Claire Chandler Claire Chandler December 4, 2020 1:42 pm MST
Local Mesa Mayor John Giles joined other mayors from around the country on a call expressing concerns about the accuracy of the 2020 census, which ended last week, and calling for a delay so that Census Bureau analysts can completely analyze the data for accuracy. (Photo courtesy U.S. Conference of Mayors)
Local In Pro-Democracy Plea, Mesa Mayor Calls for Census Deadline Extension

Local leaders came together during the U.S. Conference of Mayors in support of extending the deadline for the 2020 Census.

Olivia Munson Olivia Munson October 22, 2020 10:30 am MST
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Politics Trump Order Would Exclude 4% of Arizona’s Population From Census Count

Leaving undocumented residents out of the Census could result in Arizona losing out on nearly $900 million in federal funding.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner July 24, 2020 11:15 am MST
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Arizona There’s Still Time! Here’s Why It’s Important For All Latino Communities to Fill Out the 2020 Census

The deadline for this year’s 2020 Census was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so Americans now have until Oct. 31 to make themselves count.

Alicia Barrón Alicia Barrón May 20, 2020 4:30 pm MST
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Politics Some Tribes’ Census Response Rates Are At or Below 1%. That’s a Big Problem.

Experts have blamed the lack of internet access in Indian Country and the arrival of the coronavirus for tribes' low Census response rates.

Joshua Gerard Gargiulo April 3, 2020 1:05 pm MST

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Politics The Census is Coming. Here’s What to Know.

State and local officials are working to spread the word about the Census, as an accurate count is important to receive adequate federal funding.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner March 9, 2020 3:40 pm MST
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Local How Native Communities Are Fighting To Be Accurately Counted In The 2020 Census

Arizona's Indigenous Communities are fighting to count in the 2020 Census despite challenges with language, technology, and lack of local census takers.

Harrison Mantas Harrison Mantas January 28, 2020 1:54 pm MST