Not only does an accurate count help Maine get the resources it deserves, it also tells future generations so much about our lives.
U.S. Census
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Mainers among the worst in providing answers to U.S. Census
State lags well behind the national average.
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Posted inNation & World
Texts, not door-knocks: Census outreach shifts under social distancing guidelines
The coronavirus has waylaid efforts to get as many people as possible to take part in the census.
Posted inNation & World, News
Census Bureau site goes live as counting begins in earnest
The 2020 census is off and running now that the questionnaire is available on the U.S. Census Bureau website
Posted inNation & World
Shift to digital census raises fear of Iowa-like breakdown
The bureau says it’s working with the Department of Homeland Security and private-sector security experts to keep information safe and thwart attacks.
Posted inNation & World, News
Fear of ICE raids during census could hamper count of immigrants
Outreach organizations fear that Trump administration officials may try to deport the immigrant communities they need to count.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Stacey Abrams, who called loss in Georgia race tainted, warns Maine audience of voter suppression
Abrams, the first black woman in U.S. history to win a major party gubernatorial nomination, speaks to 900 in Portland.
Posted inNation & World
Not on U.S. census form, but brawl over citizenship question continues
All the lawsuits touch on whether the number of citizens will be used for redistricting or apportionment.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Recruiter touts availability of census taker jobs at Norridgewock Library event
Ronald Witham, a U.S. Census recruiter, said at the Norridgewock Public Library Saturday that census taker jobs pay $20 an hour, plus 58 cents a mile.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Census report: U.S. growth will slow as population ages
The United States will add 79 million people in the next 40 years, but growth will slow down as the U.S population gets older.