By Fatimah SThe Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to continue gathering Census data. This shortening of the time period allotted for data collection could leave millions uncounted across America, especially amid natural disasters and a pandemic. The Census allots trillions of dollars for infrastructure, education and public services every ten…
By Fatimah SJudge Lucy Koh of U.S. District Court for Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from moving the Census deadline up by a month, maintaining the deadline on October 31st. Earlier, the Census Bureau had released a memorandum calling for the deadline to be changed to September 31st, citing…
By Fatimah SIt’s that time again. The Census is officially live to be completed. Read on to find out about why you should fill out the census. The Census helps fund communities. The Census determines where billions of dollars in funding goes, from fire departments and schools, to roads and other important community services. Important infrastructure like…
By Shagufta AhmedWith a global pandemic happening, the last thing on your mind is probably the U.S. Census. What even is the U.S. Census? Not many from our community understand the impact Census data has on our lives. From government representation to federal funding for social service programs, Census data is used to inform so many issues that…
