May 8, 2019
Around the country, state efforts to widen ballot access and Trump-era political passion spurred more voters to the polls in November than the last midterm elections in 2014. Nationally, 53% of the citizen voting-age population voted in 2018, a 12-point bump from the previous midterms, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
April 24, 2019
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order to create a commission to encourage participation in the 2020 census.
April 24, 2019
An influx of immigrants prevented or significantly softened population loss last year in more than 1 in 5 U.S. counties, including the one where Erie is located, according to a Stateline analysis of new census figures. Immigration either prevented population decline or cut it by at least 10% in those areas.
April 8, 2019
In the past two years, anti-Muslim violence and the Trump administration’s restrictions on travel from some Muslim-majority countries have renewed those fears and tensions — and created new challenges for community organizations trying to get people to participate in the 2020 census.
February 13, 2019
Young renters challenge states and cities looking to maximize 2020 census counts.
January 31, 2019
States fight for funds and political power in next year’s census.
January 2, 2019
Census change could diminish the power of Republican, mostly white rural electoral districts.
December 12, 2018
Cities losing residents can increase income with high-tech, energy and education jobs.
November 26, 2018
Low-wage jobs catering to tourists and retirees proliferated after the recession.
October 26, 2018
Some states have largely left outreach efforts to city and local officials.
