Hansi Lo Wang
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Politics
Companies That Rely On Census Data Worry Citizenship Question Will Hurt
Lyft and Univision are among the critics of the citizenship question the Trump administration wants on the 2020 census. The businesses say it could harm the national head count and their bottom line.
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National
2020 Census To Be Hand Delivered In Disaster Recovery Areas
The Census Bureau is planning to send workers to personally visit every household in Paradise, Calif., Mexico Beach, Fla., and Puerto Rico, which are still recovering from wildfire and hurricanes.
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Politics
Timeline: The Census Citizenship Question's Unusual Journey To The Supreme Court
A trail of internal emails, memos and other court filings show how the Trump administration pushed to get a citizenship question on the 2020 census despite warnings of how it may undermine the count.
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National
Supreme Court Prepares To Hear 2020 Census Citizenship Question
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear a case about whether the 2020 Census can include a question about a person's citizenship status.
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National
New Report Takes A Deeper Look At How Latinos Experience Discrimination In The U.S.
Latinos with darker skin tones are more likely than those with lighter skin to say they've been discriminated against, according to a new national poll by the Pew Research Center.
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National
1 Year Ahead Of The 2020 Count, The Census Bureau Has Many Hurdles To Clear
The Census Bureau is set to count every resident in the U.S. based on where they're living on April 1, 2020. The agency's new director is facing many challenges in these final months before the count.
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Politics
Census Bureau Must Be 'Totally Objective' On Citizenship Question, Director Says
Responding to President Trump's tweet defending the controversial question, Steven Dillingham says his job will be "to conduct a census whether the question's in there or if it isn't."
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Politics
What You Need To Know About The 2020 Census
Why is the census citizenship question controversial? When does the count officially start? NPR answers questions about the national head count required by the U.S. Constitution once a decade.
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Politics
Census Bureau To Have Far Fewer Local Offices In 2020 Than Last National Count
For the 2020 census, the Census Bureau is opening about half the number of local offices it operated from for the last national head count. Some lawmakers are worried the change will harm the count.
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Politics
2020 Census Preparations Were Slowed By The Partial Government Shutdown
The recent partial government shutdown delayed preparations for the 2020 head count, including for a field test of the controversial citizenship question, internal Census Bureau documents suggest.