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Apr 16 2024
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U.S. Census revamped to better count Middle Eastern groups
Arab American community leaders are celebrating a new federal rule to more accurately count people with Middle Eastern and North African heritage. The big picture: The U.S. Census and other federal forms will now offer a choice of "Middle Eastern or North African" (MENA) when asking about race and ethnicity. • Previously, any MENA respondents were classified under the white racial category.
AxiosMar 20 2024
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Worcester County Population Growing As Others In MA Shrink: Census
The Vintage 2023 report released last week showed more U.S. counties saw population growth than decline, with the fastest growth occurring in the South and population losses mostly concentrated in the Northeast and Midwest, regions that saw their populations plunge with the pandemic. Worcester County added about 5,000 residents between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2023, according to the new
Patch.comMar 17 2024
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Census: These Arkansas counties grew the most in 2023
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — More than half of the 75 counties in Arkansas grew in population last year, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. 39 counties saw an increase in population from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023. Benton County saw the largest population growth with a 2.7% percent increase or gain of 8,191 residents, according to the Census. Three other counties saw an
KNWAJul 04 2019
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Census 2020: Trump persists in citizenship question row
President Trump sowed confusion on Wednesday and said he was "moving forward" with the controversial plan.
This came a day after his own senior officials said the census papers would be printed without the question.
It leaves the future of the census, which determines electoral districts and federal funding, in some doubt.
BBC NewsMar 25 2024
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Census shows local exodus, but silver lining in progress
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau continue to show that fewer people are choosing to live around Youngstown. From 2022 to 2023, the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which includes Mahoning, Trumbull, and Mercer Counties, lost another 1,300 people, or about four a day. That sounds concerning, but it’s better than it has been
WKBN 27May 11 2024
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Biden says Trump ‘snapped’ after 2020 election loss
In remarks given to supporters in Seattle, President Biden said former President Trump “snapped” after he lost the 2020 presidential election. “It’s clear that … when he lost in 2020, something snapped in him,” Biden said at the fundraising event, according to reporters in the room. “He’s not only obsessed with losing in 2020, he’s clearly unhinged. Just listen to what he’s telling people.”
The HillMay 07 2018
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How Republicans are undermining the 2020 census, explained with a cartoon
Why it’s so hard to count everyone — especially marginalized populations.
VoxMay 10 2024
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Major U.S. county reprimanded for 'unacceptable' 2020 election failures
A new decision regarding the 2020 election procedures in one Georgia County is undermining the many claims from Democrats that the 2020 presidential election was the cleanest vote ever, the most accurate, the most trustworthy. A report at Georgia Star News explains the state Election Board has voted to reprimand Fulton County, which includes Atlanta, and its officials for procedural violations
WNDMar 21 2024
Fact Check
Posts exaggerate migrants' impact on US Census, elections
Social media posts claim Democrats are encouraging the entry of undocumented migrants so they are included in the US census, giving blue states more representation and power over the 2024 presidential election results. This is misleading; experts say it is unclear how newly arrived migrants will affect the apportionment of congressional seats and electoral votes, and that any such change would
AFP Fact CheckMar 20 2024
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Arlington Not Rebounded From COVID Population Loss: Census
The Vintage 2023 report released March 14 showed more U.S. counties saw population growth than decline, with the fastest growth occurring in the South and population losses mostly concentrated in the Northeast and Midwest, regions that saw their populations plunge with the pandemic. In the Northern Virginia region, eight of the nine counties and independent cities grew, according to the
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