Nobel prize winner, physicist Steven Weinberg dies at 88
“The passing of Steven Weinberg is a loss for The University of Texas and for society,” UT President Jay Hartzell said in a statement.
West Virginia sees largest population decline in US
According to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, West Virginia lost a higher percentage of its residents than any other state in the nation.
Arizona could feel negative impacts from 2020 Census results in a number of ways
News that Arizona will not gain an additional congressional seat following the 2020 Census came as a shock to many, but the new Census numbers could have an even bigger impact beyond politics.
Census 2020 results: Texas, Florida gain congressional seats, California loses one for first time
The U.S. Census Bureau numbers are state population counts that show how many residents each state has gained or lost over the past decade, which is used to determine congressional seats and Electoral College votes.
Census Bureau to miss deadline, potentially foiling Trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants
The Census Bureau plans to announce it will miss a year-end deadline for handing in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats.
Supreme Court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature
The high court said it was too soon to rule on the legality of Trump's plan because it's not yet clear how many people he would seek to exclude and whether the division of House seats would be affected.
Census Bureau denies census workers' fake data allegations
Census workers told The Associated Press they were pressured to do so.
2020 Census takers say they were told to enter false information
Two census takers tell The Associated Press that their supervisors pressured them to enter false information into a computer system about homes they had not visited.
President Trump, Biden lawyer up, brace for White House legal battle
Both sides are informed by the experience of the 2000 election, which was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore.
Supreme Court to decide on exclusion of noncitizens from census count
The justices signaled in their order Friday that they will hear arguments in December and issue a decision by early January, when Trump must report the once-a-decade census results to Congress.
Deadline to return 2020 Census response is Oct. 15
When census numbers are counted, Arizona could gain a new congressional seat. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen reports.
Supreme Court halts census count after Trump administration filing
The U.S. Supreme Court has stopped the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident from continuing through the end of October.
Statisticians and census takers worry about count's accuracy
Sheila Valenzuela, census director for the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, said in court papers that she had been given misleading information from the Census Bureau's Tucson office for weeks about how many households had been counted in her community.
Screeners nominate 25 for 5 seats on Arizona redistricting panel
While Republicans generally liked the district maps drawn after the 2000 Census, those drawn following the 2010 Census were regarded as more favorable to Democrats, prompting strong criticism from Republicans.
2020 census to end Oct. 5 despite court order for extension, US official says
The U.S. secretary of Commerce says the 2020 census will end Oct. 5, despite a federal judge’s ruling last week that the head count of every U.S. resident should continue through the end of October, according to a tweet posted on the Census Bureau’s website Monday.
Federal judge extends 2020 Census deadline
A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at month's end and suspended a year-end deadline for delivering the numbers needed to decide how many seats each state gets in Congress.
Census Bureau did not order shortening 2020 US resident count, report says
The report by the Office of Inspector General says some agency officials suspect it was made by the White House or the Department of Commerce.
Ending census early will cost Florida, Montana seats, statisticians say
A new report released Thursday also said it could result in Texas, Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina losing $500 million annually in federal funding for healthcare for its neediest residents.
Ducey, US Census head push for complete Arizona count
Over 10% of residents haven't participated in the once-a-decade national count and the state could lose $500 million annually in federal funding.
Federal judges block Trump order to exclude undocumented immigrants from Census count
Federal judges have blocked an order from President Donald Trump that tried to exclude people in the country illegally from the process of redrawing congressional districts.