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Nation Feb 12
Census says no redistricting data until end of SeptemberOfficials at the statistical agency blamed operational delays during the 2020 census caused by the pandemic.
Nation Feb 06
Calendar timing means virus deaths won’t be seen in censusThe human loss from the coronavirus will not be reflected in the 2020 census because of a matter of timing, which could save a congressional seat for New York but cost Alabama one.
Nation Jan 27
Census data for congressional seats still months awayThe deadline for turning in the apportionment numbers has been a moving target since the pandemic upended the Census Bureau's once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident.
Politics Jan 26
WATCH: Secretary of Commerce nominee Gina Raimondo testifies in Senate confirmation hearingIf confirmed, as expected, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, a former venture capitalist, would be responsible for promoting opportunities for economic growth domestically and overseas.
Politics Jan 18
Census Bureau director to resign amid criticism over citizenship dataU.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham says he plans to resign with the change in presidential administrations. Dillingham had been facing criticism over efforts to produce citizenship data to comply with an order from President Donald Trump.
Nation Jan 13
Census halts efforts to comply with Trump citizenship orderThe director of the U.S. Census Bureau is indefinitely halting efforts to compile data on who is in the country illegally after receiving blowback from civil rights groups and concerns raised by bureau statisticians about the accuracy of such figures.
Politics Jan 11
Data snags cause Trump to miss giving Congress census dataThe Trump administration has missed a deadline for giving Congress numbers used for dividing up congressional seats among the states, as the U.S. Census Bureau works toward fixing data irregularities.
Politics Nov 28
High court takes up census case, as other count issues loomPresident Donald Trump’s attempt to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to divvy up congressional seats is headed for a post-Thanksgiving Supreme Court showdown.
Politics Nov 19
Anomalies found in data puts census deadline in jeopardyThe Census Bureau already was facing a shortened schedule of two and a half months for processing the data collected during the 2020 census — about half the time originally planned. The Census Bureau wouldn't say Thursday what the anomalies…
Politics Nov 13
Census case that led to head count halt heads back to courtA coalition of local governments and advocacy groups wants the court to make the Census Bureau revert to a deadline of next April for turning in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats. The Trump administration wants this done by…