Census Bureau /tags/census-bureau Census Bureau en-US SAʴı Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:38:58 GMT Young Republicans challenge 2020 census results as part of wider GOP attack on head count /government-politics/2025-10-10/young-republicans-challenge-2020-census-results-as-part-of-wider-gop-attack-on-head-count They claim the statistical methods used were flawed. The filing is part of a broader GOP effort to question the census numbers. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:38:58 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-10/young-republicans-challenge-2020-census-results-as-part-of-wider-gop-attack-on-head-count Mike Schneider | The Associated Press DeSantis' misleading claims about why Florida missed out on a congressional seat /government-politics/2025-09-04/desantis-congressional-seat-us-census DeSantis argues that an undercount of almost 3.5% by the U.S. Census Bureau missed around 761,000 residents. However, experts say the overcount and undercount numbers can’t change congressional seat allocation. Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-09-04/desantis-congressional-seat-us-census Associated Press PolitiFact FL: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier gets history wrong on census citizenship question /government-politics/2025-09-03/politifact-fl-florida-attorney-general-james-uthmeier-gets-history-wrong-on-census-citizenship-question Before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed James Uthmeier, his former chief of staff, as attorney general, Uthmeier worked in the first Trump administration in the Department of Commerce, which oversees the U.S. Census Bureau. Now Uthmeier’s past is present after President Donald Trump called for a rare, mid-decade census to exclude immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-09-03/politifact-fl-florida-attorney-general-james-uthmeier-gets-history-wrong-on-census-citizenship-question Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact Florida League of Women Voters calls mid-decade GOP redistricting plan a 'power grab' /government-politics/2025-08-18/florida-league-of-women-voters-calls-mid-decade-gop-redistricting-plan-a-power-grab Jessica Lowe-Minor, the president of the League of Women Voters of Florida is warning state legislators not to embark on a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan, saying it's unprecedented and goes against the 2010 “Fair Districts” constitutional amendment. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:15:24 GMT /government-politics/2025-08-18/florida-league-of-women-voters-calls-mid-decade-gop-redistricting-plan-a-power-grab Sergio R. Bustos Equal Ground slams Trump for seeking to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted in census /government-politics/2025-08-07/equal-ground-slams-trump-for-seeking-to-exclude-undocumented-immigrants-from-being-counted-in-census “We strongly condemn Donald Trump’s call to trample on the voting rights of millions by ordering an unlawful census,” Equal Ground Executive Director Genesis Robinson told SAʴı. Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:51:28 GMT /government-politics/2025-08-07/equal-ground-slams-trump-for-seeking-to-exclude-undocumented-immigrants-from-being-counted-in-census SAʴı News Staff Sen. Rick Scott wants Census Bureau to ask about U.S. citizenship in decennial count /government-politics/2025-07-08/sen-rick-scott-wants-census-bureau-to-ask-about-u-s-citizenship-in-decennial-count The Florida Republican senator and Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, on Monday introduced the Equal Representation Act to exclude non-U.S. citizens from the nation's decennial count. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-07-08/sen-rick-scott-wants-census-bureau-to-ask-about-u-s-citizenship-in-decennial-count Sergio R. Bustos Share of foreign-born people in the US is at its highest rate in over a century, survey says /americas/2024-09-12/share-of-foreign-born-people-in-the-us-is-at-its-highest-rate-in-over-a-century-survey-says The percentage of U.S. residents born outside the country reached its highest level in more than a century in 2023. That's one of the findings of a survey of American life released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:00:49 GMT /americas/2024-09-12/share-of-foreign-born-people-in-the-us-is-at-its-highest-rate-in-over-a-century-survey-says Mike Schneider and Gisela Salomon | Associated Press 'A city of transplants': Why Miami was ranked one of the unfriendliest places in the U.S. /the-south-florida-roundup/2023-04-11/miami-not-friendly-city In a new study ranking cities by people's friendliness and willingness to help, Miami places near the bottom in all categories. On the South Florida Roundup, we explored why the city regularly frequents the wrong end of these studies. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:09:04 GMT /the-south-florida-roundup/2023-04-11/miami-not-friendly-city Natu Tweh New 'Latino' and 'Middle Eastern or North African' checkboxes proposed for U.S. forms /national/npr-breaking-news/2023-01-26/new-latino-and-middle-eastern-or-north-african-checkboxes-proposed-for-u-s-forms The Biden administration is proposing that the U.S. census and federal surveys change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African." Thu, 26 Jan 2023 21:00:00 GMT /national/npr-breaking-news/2023-01-26/new-latino-and-middle-eastern-or-north-african-checkboxes-proposed-for-u-s-forms Hansi Lo Wang Sundial Now: First Latino Census director explains how data can tell us who we are /2022-09-21/sundial-now-first-latino-census-director-explains-how-data-can-tell-us-who-we-are Robert Santos is the 26th director of the U.S. Census Bureau and the first Latino to hold that position. He spoke on Sundial Now about how he wants to establish more trust and engage with more Black and Latino communities. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 20:36:11 GMT /2022-09-21/sundial-now-first-latino-census-director-explains-how-data-can-tell-us-who-we-are Alyssa Ramos, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson