Stories tagged: "2020 Census"

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Affordability Arizona Cities Continued Booming Growth Last Year, Census Bureau Says

Arizona had five of the 15 fastest-growing cities in the US last year while Phoenix continued to add residents, bucking the trend of major cities that lost population during the pandemic.

Daisy Gonzalez-Perez Daisy Gonzalez-Perez June 1, 2022 12:17 pm MST
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Education Arizona Again Near Bottom of States for Per Pupil Spending

Education officials say Arizona's underfunded school system is a failure on the Republican-led legislature's part to "appropriately invest in our state’s future."

Morgan Fischer Morgan Fischer May 26, 2022 12:56 pm MST
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Latinos Report: About 6M Adults Identify as Afro Latino in the US

About 6 million adults in the United States identify as Afro Latino, a distinction with deep roots in colonial Latin America, according to a new report by Pew Research Center.

Associated Press Associated Press May 4, 2022 10:57 am MST
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Arizona Phoenix Population Keeps Growing as Climate Danger Rises

New data shows that people keep flocking to communities like Phoenix where climate change makes life more uncomfortable and more precarious.

Associated Press Associated Press October 13, 2021 11:35 pm MST
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Arizona The Census Says This Latino City in Arizona Shrank. Its Leaders Plan to Appeal.

The Census Bureau put Somerton's official population at 14,197 people, not the 20,000 that the mayor expected.

Associated Press Associated Press August 30, 2021 12:04 pm MST

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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