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Hobert Flynn Details Threat to Accurate Census

Common Cause President Karen Hobert Flynn appeared today on CounterSpin, a daily podcast hosted by Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR), to discuss the controversy over a proposed citizenship question on the 2020 Census

Distorting the Picture

Plans to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census will skew the count in favor of Republicans and leave millions of people unrepresented in Congress,.statehouses, and city and county councils.

Gerrymandering Fan In Line for Number Two Job At Census Bureau

The Trump administration appears ready to install a gerrymandering advocate in the number two job at the Census Bureau.

Lawmakers Push to Boost Census Funding

A group of lawmakers launched an effort Wednesday to increase Census Bureau funding by $438 million in order to accurately conduct the 2020 census

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