Federal Eye Archive: Census
Latino population growth to have political impact after Census
The chart above shows the potential impact of Latinos on Congressional reapportionment (Image courtesy of America's Voice Education Fund) The nation's growing Latino population is likely to help eight states gain at least one more Congressional seat following the...
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November 17, 2009; 4:31 PM ET |
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Senate kills census citizenship amendment
Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Robert Bennett (R-Utah) wanted the Census Bureau to ask about citizenship status next year. Updated 2:28 p.m. ET The Senate voted Thursday to block a Republican attempt to require the Census Bureau to ask...
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November 5, 2009; 1:39 PM ET |
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Census trash will benefit baby feds
What will the government do with the millions of 2010 Census questionnaires once it's done counting them next year? Shred them, sell the recyclable scraps and then give the money to federal childcare facilities, according to Census Director Robert Groves....
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October 26, 2009; 7:40 PM ET |
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Census vows to fix fingerprinting process
Updated 6:24 p.m. ET The Census Bureau, having just introduced fingerprinting of its employees for next year's Census, is now reviewing those procedures with the FBI, the agency's director said Wednesday. A recent Government Accountability Office report estimated that the...
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October 21, 2009; 5:01 PM ET |
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Eye Opener: Citizenship and the Census
Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Robert Bennett (R-Utah) want the Census Bureau to ask about citizenship status next year. Happy Friday! Should the 2010 Census account for a person's citizenship status? At least two Republican lawmakers think so, arguing...
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October 16, 2009; 6:40 AM ET |
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Census Chief Disputes Estimate on Hires With Criminal Pasts
The Post's Carol Morello reports: The head of the Census Bureau said Tuesday that the number of convicted criminals who were hired to check home addresses this summer is probably fewer than the 200 estimated by the Government Accountability Office....
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October 13, 2009; 5:35 PM ET |
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