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  • 1.  Census in the news

    Posted 08-07-2025 10:02 AM
    Edited by Beth Jarosz 08-07-2025 10:01 AM

    News this morning

    Trump says he's ordering new census

    https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/07/trump-new-census-00497025

    Suggestions for action will be forthcoming...



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    Beth Jarosz
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  • 2.  RE: Census in the news

    Posted 08-07-2025 10:11 AM
    Time to bone up on mid decade census legislation:


    PL 94-521, 1976. https://www.congress.gov/94/statute/STATUTE-90/STATUTE-90-Pg2459.pdf

    That authorized a mid decade census, [details omitted], but see this provision:

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    (2) Information obtained in any mid-decade census shall not be
    used for apportionment of Kepresentatives in Congress among the
    several States, nor shall such information be used in prescribing con-
    gressional districts.


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    Margo Anderson
    margo@uwm.edu


    Original Message


  • 3.  RE: Census in the news

    Posted 08-07-2025 10:54 PM

    The latest from NPR is here: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/07/x-s1-5265650/new-census-trump-immigrants-counted

    And the statement from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: https://civilrights.org/2025/08/07/the-census-must-not-be-weaponized-for-political-gain/ 



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    Beth Jarosz
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  • 4.  RE: Census in the news

    Posted 08-08-2025 06:33 PM

    Hansi Lo Wang asked the Commerce Dept about it; this is what he got (its worth reading his follow up questions too although so far no answers):

    https://bsky.app/profile/hansilowang.bsky.social/post/3lvtzfkn5wc2w



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    Deborah Stein
    Deborah Stein, Coalition on Human Needs, for Count
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