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Raising awareness of what’s at stake for immigrant and minority communities with the upcoming 2020 Census.

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Congress ‘Has a Role to Play’ in Setting National Voting Rights Standards

Mark Hedin - May 29, 2024

A series of contradictory rulings by the Supreme Court in cases involving redistricting highlight the need for Congress to set national voting rights standards.

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House Weighs Bill That Would Add Citizenship Question to 2030 Census

Nakia Cooper - May 6, 2024

H.R. 7109, dubbed The Equal Representation Act, has sparked intense reactions among civil rights advocates and census experts alike.

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Census Bureau Funding Still in GOP Sights Despite Latest Spending Bill

Edward Kissam - Nov 16, 2023

Proposed cuts to Census Bureau funding threaten to harm low-income and immigrant communities that continue to be undercounted in the decennial census.

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The Mouse That Roared – Census Director Rob Santos Meets with Houston Ethnic Media

Ethnic Media Services - May 26, 2023

US Census Bureau Director Rob Santos met with ethnic media in Houston to share how the agency is working to better track the nation's growing diversity.

Op-Ed

Californians Can’t Wait Any Longer for Independent Redistricting

Jonathan Mehta Stein - Oct 13, 2022

Angelenos, and all Californians, deserve more from their government than being used as pawns in a game of political chess. Luckily, we have solutions.

Redistricting

2022 Yields Best Statehouse Redistricting Maps in Pennsylvania’s History

Khalil Abdullah - Jun 8, 2022

A coalition of community advocacy organizations has achieved remarkable success in securing fairer voting representation for Pennsylvania communities.

Redistricting

Lawsuits Hope to Extinguish Racist Gerrymandering in Multiple States

Mark Hedin - May 11, 2022

Voting rights advocates have brought an array of lawsuits in states across the country to stop what they say is an attempt to "rig democracy."

Redistricting

Vicar of Orlando Churches Blasts Florida Governor DeSantis for Redistricting Maneuver

Pilar Marrero - Apr 21, 2022

"The governor is treating us like this is a plantation and he is a mini-king," said Father José Rodríguez of Orlando's Jesus of Nazareth Episcopal Church.

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