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October 28, 2023 | 7:38 AM

A GOP plan for the census would revive Trump’s failed push for a citizenship question

The plan also calls for aligning the mission of the government agency in charge of the next tally of the country’s residents with “conservative principles.”

By Hansi Lo Wang/NPR

July 20, 2022 | 8:32 AM

Documents detail the secret strategy behind Trump’s census citizenship question push

The hotly contested question — “Is this a person a citizen of the United States?” — ultimately did not end up on the 2020 census forms.

By Hansi Lo Wang/NPR

February 22, 2022 | 2:37 PM

In the fight to control Congress, Pennsylvania’s district map could make the difference

The state Supreme Court’s decision on a map may determine whether Republicans or Democrats have the edge in the midterm elections.

By Sam Dunklau

January 16, 2022 | 9:15 AM

Let the challenges begin! Time for contesting census is here

The time for communities with a beef about how they were counted in the 2020 census has arrived.

By Mike Schneider/AP

October 25, 2021 | 6:05 PM

State redistricting panel is now on deadline to draft its first map

“Now that the five-member LRC has usable Census data, it has three months to submit its first map.”

By Sam Dunklau

October 14, 2021 | 3:48 PM

Communities of color want to be ‘stewards,’ not ‘victims’ of Pa. redistricting plans

Legal experts have warned the state’s Legislative Redistricting Commission that new maps unfairly splitting those communities up could violate federal law.

By Sam Dunklau

September 30, 2021 | 4:27 PM

Latino political power, health, future examined at statewide convention

Mental health, education, poverty and other issues were tackled.

By Anthony Orozco

September 30, 2021 | 12:56 PM

The 2nd-largest racial group in the U.S. is ‘Some other race.’ Most are Latino

Nearly 50 million people identified with a mysterious, catchall category on the 2020 census. Researchers say that will make it harder to use the data to address racial inequities over the next decade.

By Hansi Lo Wang/NPR

August 30, 2021 | 11:08 AM

The census has revealed a more multiracial U.S. One reason? Cheaper DNA tests

Genetic ancestry tests, changes to how census responses were categorized and more children born to parents who identify with different racial groups led to a 276% jump in the multiracial population.

By Hansi Lo Wang/NPR

August 20, 2021 | 11:17 AM

State College plans to request a census recount, suspecting a pandemic-related undercount

The Borough of State College is listed as having about 1,500 fewer residents than in 2010 in new 2020 population data the Census Bureau released last week.

By Min Xian/SpotlightPA

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