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Census 2020: Minn. cities move to make sure renters get counted

Census 2020: Minn. cities move to make sure renters get counted

State officials say renters are the most under-counted group in Minnesota. And those residents could make the difference in determining whether the state holds on to an eighth Congressional seat.
by Dan Kraker

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In multicultural Austin, officials launch plan for census participation

In multicultural Austin, officials launch plan for census participation

Roughly 15 percent of the southern Minnesota city’s population was born outside the U.S. So when local officials heard immigrants may be worried about participating in the census, they devised a plan to make sure the community’s hardest to reach residents are counted.
by Catharine Richert

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Get ready to be counted: Census questionnaires go live on Thursday

Get ready to be counted: Census questionnaires go live on Thursday

Most Minnesotans will have their first contact with the 2020 census this week. Starting Thursday, the U.S. Census Bureau is sending out letters Thursday inviting residents to fill out their census questionnaires online.
by Jon Collins

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Court blocks Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy along part of the border

Court blocks Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy along part of the border

The 9th Circuit said the policy, which forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico, may violate the law. But judges were prepared to block the policy in two states only, starting next week.
by Colin Dwyer

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10 census facts that bust common myths about the 2020 U.S. head count

10 census facts that bust common myths about the 2020 U.S. head count

It happens only once a decade, so it can be hard to make sense of the census. NPR's census reporter has rounded up facts that debunk some of the most common misconceptions about the national count.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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