Nation Jan 03 Census officials work to count every person in Alaska's most remote places By Matt Faubion, Alaska Public Media
Politics Nov 05 13 states gained or lost electoral votes since 2020 The most recent U.S. census was conducted in 2020, and more than a dozen states lost or gained their congressional districts and – along with them – electoral votes. (Reminder: Each state's electoral votes are determined by adding the state's… By News Desk
Nation Apr 04 Michigan lawmakers are considering a state-level MENA category. Here's what that would mean Two state bills would work in tandem with new federal guidelines for collecting race and ethnicity data for people with origins in the Middle East or North Africa (MENA). Advocates say it's a long overdue change that would better serve… By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
Politics Jan 26 Biden administration proposes new race and ethnicity categories for federal surveys A Middle Eastern and North African category would be added to U.S. federal surveys and censuses, and changes would be made to how Hispanics are able to self-identify. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Nation Sep 21 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: House votes on reform to electoral vote count, malaria outbreaks in Pakistan In our news wrap Wednesday, the House approved a bill to block future attempts at subverting presidential elections and close loopholes in the law, medical workers struggled to contain malaria outbreaks as mosquitoes breed in the wake of flooding in…
Mar 17 Watch 5:55 News Wrap: House votes to suspend normal trade relations with Russia, Belarus By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus over the war in Ukraine, the number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits hit a fresh low, clean-up efforts are… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 6:56 U.S. Census Bureau report finds 'racial gap' in 2020 population count By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens, Saher Khan The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday released a report looking at the accuracy of their 2020 population count and whether they missed key groups of people across the country. Among the findings were miscounts with multiple groups with some of… Continue watching
Nov 04 Santos confirmed as first person of color to lead Census Bureau By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Senate has confirmed Robert Santos as the next U.S. Census Bureau director. As a third-generation Mexican American, he will be the first person of color to lead the nation's largest statistical agency on a permanent basis. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 8:26 How the 2020 census affects Washington's balance of power By Lisa Desjardins, Kate Grumke The first batch of results from the 2020 census count are in. The bureau released state population numbers today and revealed how the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives has been reset for the next decade, and… Continue watching
Apr 13 Asian Americans are the fastest growing group in the U.S., report finds By Vignesh Ramachandran Fast-growing Asian American population set to change business and politics in the U.S. Continue reading