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Electoral College elector Bobbie Walton signs her ballot for President of the United States at the state Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. December 14, 2020. Photo by Carlos Osorio/Pool via REUTERS

Politics Nov 05

13 states gained or lost electoral votes since 2020

By News Desk

Nation Apr 04

A group of Arab American advocates for Arab American Advocacy Days sitting together in an office with blue walls in Washington D.C. Some are holding folders with papers that say Data Equity. One person is talking.
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

FILE PHOTO: A sign encouraging participation in the U.S. Census lies on a sidewalk in Somerville
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

U.S. Capitol building in Washington
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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…

Nation Mar 17

The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunset on the eve of the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the building, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2022. Photo by Elizabeth Frantz/REUTERS
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News Wrap: House votes to suspend normal trade relations with Russia, Belarus

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…

By PBS NewsHour

Mar 10

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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…

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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.

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Apr 26

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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…

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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.

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Feb 06

Calendar timing means virus deaths won’t be seen in census

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The 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.

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