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    Thanks to Mark Mather for posting about our upcoming webinar this Friday ( Take Action: How to Write a Public Comment - March 20 from 1-1:30). I couldn't figure out how to reply to that message, so popping in here to encourage folks to join us. In ...

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    The Independent Census Scientific Advisory Committee ( I-CSAC ) will hold its Spring 2026 virtual meeting on Thursday, March 26, from 2:00 – 5:00 PM ET. You can tune in via livestream at ...

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    https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/data-interactives/ Williams Institute Data Interactives Our data interactives provide information on LGBT people in the United States in a dynamic and customizable visual ...

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    The latest episode of the Data Foundation's Data for the People! podcast features David Dutwin, Executive Vice President of NORC's AmeriSpeak panel, discussing public trust in federal statistics. Drawing from an American Statistical ...