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  • Census 2010 topic of discussion in coastal areas

    WLOX had two stories regarding the upcoming 2010 Census... Moss Point volunteers urge residents to be counted through their local Complete Count Committee... Starting pay for Census takers in coastal areas highest in the state! [...]
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    Posted: December 14, 2009, 5:28pm EST
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  • Black residents want to be counted in 2010 Census

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    From : WLBTJACKSON, MS (WLBT) - As the new year approaches some African American communities are worried they will not be counted in the 2010 census."We believe it is from 30-50% of black men are historically under counted. That's actually a disservice to the black community, but it's also a" [...]
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    Posted: December 13, 2009, 10:33pm EST
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  • Supervisors seeking Census volunteers

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    From the Sun Herald... GULFPORT — Harrison County supervisors are looking for volunteers to serve on the Complete County Committee for the 2010 census.Traycee Scott-Williams with the Census Bureau spoke to the board Monday and said she needs at least three volunteers from each district to serve on the committee.The [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 9:29am EST
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  • MS Press writes about Census

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    The Mississippi Press has a story on what the Census numbers will show us... Census measures students, povertyFriday, November 27, 2009 By HARLAN KIRGANSome 19 percent of the student-aged population in Jackson and George counties comes from families in poverty, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report on the nation's' [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2009, 9:21am EST
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  • Blast from the Past: Census 2000

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    From the Secretary of State's website, a historical look at where MS was just 10 years ago... http://www.census.gov/census2000/states/ms.html [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:14am EST
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  • Mitchell: Illegals unwanted...until Census time rolls around

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    Illegal residents unwelcome, except in census yearsBy Charlie MitchellMississippi doesn’t have enough residents living here illegally and will be penalized as a result.Sound strange?Well, it is.Here’s the deal:• In 2010, as directed by the nation’s founders, the federal government will conduct a headcount.• The results of that headcount will be [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 1:19pm EST
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  • Should everyone be counted in US Census? WLBT asks the question.

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    WLBT discusses the upcoming 2010 Census... JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - The gathering Saturday at Capital City Alternative School aimed to inform people of all races and backgrounds why they should get counted in the Census. The Mississippi Census Stakeholders' Alliance says some demographic groups are hard for Census takers to' [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:48am EST
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  • Salter asks: Should the Census ask citizenship question?

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    Sid Salter writes in Sunday's Clarion Ledger about the current controversy regarding whether or not Census 2010 questionnaires should include a question about citizenship. What do you think?From his column...The notion that the Constitution guarantees representation in the U.S. House of Representatives to noncitizens is one that seems contradictory on [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 9:31am EST
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  • Laurel Leader Call: Citizens warned of Census fraud

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    From the Laurel Leader Call:It won’t be long before workers begin formulating the 2010 Census, and Laurel resident Susan Clanan wants the area’s citizens to be ready. Clanan voiced her concerns this week about possible fraud involved in the process.“I called the Mississippi Governor’s Office and they said a questionnaire [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 6:19pm EDT
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  • NYTimes: Analysis of the Vitter Amendment

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    A Republican senator’s proposal to count only United States citizens when reapportioning Congress would cost California five seats and New York and Illinois one each, according to an independent analysis of census data released Tuesday. Texas, which is projected to gain three seats after the 2010 census, would get only [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 6:11pm EDT
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  • Census Bureau launches 2010Census.gov

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    2010 CensusCensus Bureau Launches 2010Census.gov -- In an effort to reach all American residents to inform them about the importance of the 2010 Census, the Census Bureau unveils an improved Internet site. The site's goal is to build a national dialogue about how everyone's participation helps paint a new "Portrait" [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 6:09pm EDT
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  • Wicker: MS could lose a seat in Census 2010 reapportionment process

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    From WTOK: Could Mississippi lose another seat in Congress? Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker said it's a possibility.Speaking to reporters in the state Thursday, Wicker said statistics from the 2000 Census showed states like California counted illegal immigrants as citizens. He said it could happen again, with even more illegal immigration [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 5:56pm EDT
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  • Tension awaits as Legislature anticipates Census 2010 results

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    A snippet from the DeSoto Time Tribune, a local paper in one of the fastest, if not THE fastest, growing counties in MS. Will be interesting to see how redistricting affects this area...Little of the same redistricting tension that surrounded the 2000 population census exists now as the Legislature awaits [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 4:57pm EDT
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  • CL: Census Bureau faces challenge with Gulf Coast count, plans special effort for accuracy

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    U.S. census plans special effort for the Gulf Coast - even four years later, Katrina's effects still feltWASHINGTON — Harold Toussaint evacuated first to Tennessee, then to Georgia, then to New York City after Hurricane Katrina left his rental house in New Orleans under 5 feet of water in 2005.Like [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 9:30am EDT
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  • Barbour video: We Count, Mississippi

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    Gov. Barbour urges Mississippians to participate in the upcoming 2010 Census. See the video [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 3:37pm EDT
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  • Suit seeks larger Congress

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    Suit seeks larger Congress, reports Clarion LedgerOXFORD - If a federal complaint filed here on Thursday is successful, the U.S. House of Representatives could drastically increase to give Mississippi and other states more representation, but at a cost of millions of dollars to taxpayers.Oxford native John Tyler Clemons filed the [...]
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    Posted: September 18, 2009, 11:39am EDT
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  • Swing State Project - Potential African American majority Congressional Districts in MS

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    Check out our fellow bloggers at Swing State Project and their projections for the upcoming 2010 Census... "When Congressional districts are redistricted after the 2010 Census, it will be possible to redistrict both the States of Alabama and Mississippi so that each has an additional reasonably compact Black majority congressional" [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2009, 5:20pm EDT
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  • Census to put special care into count for coastal region

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    From the Clarion Ledger:GULFPORT — The U.S. Census Bureau will hand deliver questionnaires to residents in areas of Harrison, Hancock and Jackson counties most devastated by Hurricane Katrina.The Census Bureau isn't pinpointing the communities, streets or blocks where the deliveries will be made.Questionnaires go out in late March and should' [...]
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    Posted: September 16, 2009, 11:34am EDT
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  • Daily Journal opines on future redistricting fight

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    Bobby Harrison of the Daily Journal writes about what the future holds in terms of redistricting in MS. Will there be a fight? We'll see in 2011... JACKSON - Most likely, in early 2011 the Mississippi Legislature will get the state's population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. It will' [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 8:29am EDT
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  • Katrina hits Gulf Coast Census

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    Four years after Katrina and population counts are still a worry for coastal leaders. Read the Clarion Ledger's take on the issue.Katrina hits Gulf Coast censusPopulation loss puts dollars, political clout in jeopardyGulf Coast cities hit hard by Hurricane Katrina four years ago stand to lose future federal funding, and [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 9:13am EDT
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  • Group seeks special census for Gulf Coast region

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    NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A national civil rights coalition wants Congress to authorize a special census for certain Gulf Coast communities that will be recovering from Hurricane Katrina when the traditional Census is taken next year.The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights notes that people are still returning to the region [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2009, 8:37am EDT
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  • Wicker "completely opposed" to counting illegal aliens in 2010 Census

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    WTOK reports on Sen. Wicker's stance on counting illegal aliens in Census 2010:Every decade, the U.S. Census is mailed to households nationwide. It helps the government make important decisions. But this time around, it's causing some controversy. The roads you drive on are just one of the services that census [...]
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    Posted: August 24, 2009, 8:14am EDT
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  • Census Bureau to hand deliver to parts of regions affected by Katrina (MS, LA)

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    From the Associated Press:NEW ORLEANS — Census forms will be hand-delivered in the city of New Orleans and surrounding areas affected by the 2005 hurricanes Katrina and Rita to get the most accurate count possible following concerns that the region could lose federal representation and funding.The measures announced by U.S. [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 8:14am EDT
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  • New graphic for Mississippi Census

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    Check it out - Mississippi's Census graphic for Census 2010.' [...]
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    Posted: August 17, 2009, 3:57pm EDT
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  • Bolivar County gets on board with Census promotion

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    Bolivar County prepares for 2010 CensusBolivar County has partnered with the Census Bureau in the quest to spread awareness about the census in 2010.“One of the government’s representatives Dorothy Walls came to me and expressed her concern about getting the word out about the 2010 census,” said Will Hooker, Bolivar [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2009, 8:37am EDT
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  • Stimulus stimulates Census Bureau jobs

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    From the Census Bureau newsroom:American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Creates More Than 2,200 Census Bureau Jobs WASHINGTON — The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that it met the July 1, 2009 deadline to create more than 2,200 new jobs across the country. Funding for the positions was made possible by [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2009, 11:56am EDT
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  • Adjusting for Katrina?

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    From the Sun Herald...Katrina victims a challenge in census counttool goes here JACKSON, Miss. -- Leaders in Congress are being asked to alter the way the U.S. Census Bureau counts Hurricane Katrina victims who remain displaced four years after the storm.Some Gulf Coast advocates are worried thousands of residents will [...]
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    Posted: July 24, 2009, 5:03pm EDT
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  • NABJ: 2010 Census will show that US "on path to becoming majority minority nation"

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    The National Association of Black Journalists put out this press release. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will address the group, which is the "largest organization of journalists of color," at their annual convention. Below is a snippet from the press release...Commerce Secretary Locke to Discuss First “Majority Minority” Census at Black [...]
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    Posted: July 22, 2009, 10:50am EDT
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  • Minority groups discuss outreach to hard-to-count areas

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    From MS Public Broadcasting... Battling For a Fair Count in The 2010 CensusPublished by Phoebe Judge on 13 Jul 2009 8:19pm Next year’s 2010 census will play a key role in how congressional districts are drawn and federal grants delivered. MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports on what one group of local [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2009, 3:59pm EDT
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  • Reduced voting participation among whites key element to Obama's victory, says Census Bureau stats

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    The AP writes about recent Census Bureau stats on voter trends...says voting participation actually declined in 2008 for the first time in a dozen years... full story hereVoting rate dips in 2008 as older whites stay homeBy HOPE YEN (AP) – 20 hours agoWASHINGTON — For all the attention generated [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2009, 3:35pm EDT
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  • Redistricting political battle brewing?

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    From the Neshoba Democrat - columnist Brian Perry cites redistricting as part of the electoral "feast" in his latest column...Every 10 years Mississippi redraws legislative lines according to the latest census data. Mississippi and the U.S. Department of Justice must approve these new lines based on 2010 data in time [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2009, 5:57pm EDT
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  • MS Senators: How they voted

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    Today Robert Groves was confirmed as Census Director (he was Obama's pick to head this politically appointed post).Wicker votes nay; Cochran votes yea.' [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2009, 5:41pm EDT
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  • Groves confirmed as Census head

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    After a few months of stalled negotiations, Robert Groves has been confirmed as Obama's pick to head the 2010 Census.From the AP:WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the 2010 census has been approved by the Senate.The confirmation Monday for Robert Groves, a veteran survey researcher at the [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2009, 9:01am EDT
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  • Reapportionment 201

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    From the Clarion Ledger this past weekend - Reapportionment 201: Variances in population, size of new congressional districts can be substantialEvery decade, following the census, Congress should be reapportioned to reflect population shifts. This is done by a consideration of the same single-member district concepts discussed in "Reapportionment and Redistricting" [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 9:17am EDT
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  • MS Census obstacles

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    Gary Pettus of the Clarion Ledger writes about Census obstacles... Census obstacles - Isolated areas in state pose challenge for listersWhen Stephen Guido pilots his chopper above the remote terrain along the Mississippi River, he's often searching for a flood victim, looter or something more sinister."Most of the time, it's" [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 9:15am EDT
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  • WCJ: Local supes encourage Census participation

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    From the Winston County Journal in Louisville...Supes encourage participation in 2010 censusTaken every 10 years, the census affects political representation and directs the allocation of billions of dollars in government funding. For these reasons, the Winston County Board of Supervisors hopes Winston Countians will find ways to support and will [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2009, 9:09am EDT
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  • Sun Herald: Coastal population still below pre-Katrina levels, according to Census data

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    The Sun Herald reports on latest Census population figures...Census: Coast cities yet to recoverBy Michael NewsomeNew U.S. Census Bureau data shows Gulfport, Long Beach and Waveland had the most population growth in 2008, but most South Mississippi cities are still below pre-Hurricane Katrina populations.The data released today shows only cities [...]
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    Posted: July 03, 2009, 10:19am EDT
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  • Daily Journal reports on latest Census estimates

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    From the Daily Journal in Tupelo...Encouraging U.S. Census estimates of city populations in Northeast Mississippi, released this week, stress the importance of growth by both immigration and by prudent annexation.All of the major Northeast Mississippi urban centers showed some growth, led by Oxford, whose population is up 42 percent since [...]
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    Posted: July 03, 2009, 10:17am EDT
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  • Locke: Unlock the door to Groves' confirmation

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    Commerce Secretary Gary Locke urges House Republicans to end their blockade on President Obama's nominee to head the 2010 Census. See the AP story below.Locke urges end to GOP block on census nomineeBy HOPE YEN – 4 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is urging an immediate' [...]
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    Posted: June 24, 2009, 6:08pm EDT
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  • Census projections: A look at the world's aging population

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    The Census Bureau has made several projections based on available data regarding the world's aging population. This should be of interest to American policymakers, as it has important implications not only for Social Security, but for our current workforce trends.Check out the AP's take below:World's 65 and older population to' [...]
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    Posted: June 24, 2009, 9:37am EDT
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  • Census Analysis: Population shifts could mean Republican gains

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    Dr. Marty Wiseman of MSU penned an interesting analysis based on current Census projections for MS's population. Read it below:SUMMER ENTERTAINMENT: A LOOK AT THE CENSUS NUMBERSWhat does one do at an institute of government when the hot hazy days of summer arrive? In addition to attending a variety of' [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 9:42am EDT
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  • Governator: Californians count

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    Governor Schwarzenegger forms a Complete Count Committee (much like the MS Complete Count Committee).See the announcement here or below... Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the creation of the California Complete Count Committee (Committee) to ensure a complete count for the 2010 Census. “Every Californian counts,” Governor Schwarzenegger said. “The Census [...]
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    Posted: June 12, 2009, 2:26pm EDT
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  • GOP blocks Census head confirmation

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    From the Wall Street Journal:WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans are blocking a vote on the nomination of Robert Groves to be the Census Bureau's director, leaving the agency without a leader less than a year before the 2010 nationwide head count.Dr. Groves, President Barack Obama's pick to lead the bureau, was [...]
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    Posted: June 10, 2009, 1:35pm EDT
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  • More Census critiques...

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    Check it out: Washington Post - More Census woeswww.MyTwoCensus.com (They have an interesting article regarding "FedEx Gate" - hmm) [...]
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    Posted: June 10, 2009, 11:34am EDT
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  • NYT: "Welcome to the one step forward, two steps backward 2010 Census"

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    From Monday's NY Times editorial board... Welcome once again to the one-step forward, two-steps backward world of the 2010 census. With little more than six months before the start of the next count, the Census Bureau still doesn’t have a director. And on Tuesday, the bureau’s budget faces a crucial' [...]
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    Posted: June 10, 2009, 11:20am EDT
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  • Hattiesburg gets ready for Census 2010

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    From the H'burg American:Mississippi lost a U.S. congressional seat after the 2000 census because of a decline in the state's population.Some officials believe low citizen participation was a major contributor in the state's loss of representation. Census and Hattiesburg officials want to make sure that doesn't happen again.The city hosted [...]
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    Posted: May 26, 2009, 5:49pm EDT
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  • MS Census: Reapportionment approaches

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    The Clarion Ledger featured an article by Lydia Quarles regarding post-Census 2010 processes, mainly reapportionment. For the full story, click here.Reapportionment: 101After 2010 Census, process begins to divide congressional seats and redraw legislative districts for 2011 As we move into the latter half of 2008, the politicos among us begin [...]
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    Posted: May 26, 2009, 10:59am EDT
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  • Census News Roundup

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    From the Chicago Tribune: 2010 Census will be the biggest, most expensive to date... The Wichita Eagle in Kansas reports that 4 Kansas counties are majority minority...How does the Census work? The AP answers your questions... Longest serving Census worker prepares for the sixth and last [...]
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    Posted: May 26, 2009, 10:51am EDT
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  • Good Census tools

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    The Center for Population Studies has a very helpful page on their website that provides a wide range of info:

    Census partnership specialists, broken down by map and listing of counties. (Want to find out what's going on in your area? Call one of them!)

    MS's "hard-to-count" areas. [...]
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    Posted: May 19, 2009, 5:49pm EDT
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  • We're complicated; so is the Census

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    We’re Complicated; So Is the Census
    June Kronholz, guest contributor, reports on the 2010 Census.

    Race and ethnicity already are complicated questions in the decennial census. Now, Rep. Charles Rangel and a fellow New York Democrat want to make them even more complex.

    Question 8 in the [...]
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    Posted: May 18, 2009, 9:59pm EDT
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