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Driving Blind: The Dangers of Defunding the Census

Arturo Vargas | Posted 05.14.2012

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It's Public Policy 101: before you step, you should look. Before charting a course and spending money, lawmakers should get the information they need to make the best decision.

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Census Boss: House Bill 'Devastates' America's Data

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.14.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The head of the U.S. Census Bureau hammered the House of Representatives on Friday for passing a bill that he said "devastates" the nati...

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House Votes To End Census Survey Done Since Jefferson's Time

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.09.2012

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WASHINGTON –- The House voted Wednesday to eliminate the detailed surveys of America that have been conducted by the Census Bureau since the nation...

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What The One Percent Majored In

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.12.2012

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College graduates earn almost one million and a half dollars over the course of a 40 year career on average, compared to about half that for those wit...

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New Census Data: 110,000 D.C. Residents Live Below Poverty Line

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Earlier this week, nation's capital was crowned the sixth-best city in the United States to live in by Bloomberg BusinessWeek. The magaz...

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What's Your Major Worth?

AP | KATHY MATHESON | Posted 07.24.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — The choice of undergraduate major in college is strongly tied to a student's future earnings, with the highest-paying majors prov...

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How Segregated Is Your Community? Find Out Here

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the minority population in the United States continues to grow, the nation is, in aggregate, getting more diverse. But at the street level, it's of...

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The Poorest Counties In America

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since 2000 the poorest Americans have only gotten poorer. Though census results are only beginning to be released, last week the results of the Ame...

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New Census Data Reveals The Richest Counties In America

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 05.25.2011

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It seems this year the rich got even richer. Though census results are only beginning to be released, last week the results of the American Communi...

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Census Bureau Survey Draws Attention to Need for More Proactive Multicultural Approach

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011

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The release this past week of the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) makes it clear that America's ethnic makeup is changing much quicker...

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New Data: Chicago Segregation Is Getting Worse

Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago is known as the most segregated city in the United States -- so much so, in fact, that the term "hypersegregation" was coined to describe the ...

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PHOTOS: Colorado's Brainiest Major Cities

Posted 05.25.2011

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Boulder, Colorado is the brainiest city in the country, according to Portfolio Magazine, which released its ranking of America's major population cent...

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Census: Boulder Is The Biking-est City In The Country

Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. Census Bureau released the results this week of its American Community Survey, which tracks a vast array of data on cultural and economic con...

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Census Details Recession's Effects On Poverty Levels In CO's Most Populous Counties

Posted 05.25.2011

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The results of U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, released earlier this week, paint a stark picture of the recession's effect on Colorado...

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Help Needed Now for Growing Number of Children in Poverty

Deborah Weinstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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At least one in four children was poor in nearly 190 counties in 39 states in 2009, a time of severe recession. In 33 counties in 17 states, at least...

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New Data: Poverty Up 24% Statewide Since 1999

Posted 05.25.2011

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The percentage of Illinoisans living below the poverty line rose dramatically over the last decade, according to new census data released Tuesday. In...

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2010 Census Campaign Begins: Census Bureau Kicks Off Once-A-Decade Head Count

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau kicks off its $300 million campaign Monday to prod, coax and cajole the nation's more than 300 million residents ...

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