WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday he is not dropping efforts to include a citizenship question on the upcoming 2020 census, even as the U.S. Census Bureau has started the process of printing the questionnaire without it. "News Reports about the Department of Commerce dropping its quest to put...
Census, Redistricting Top Remaining Supreme Court Cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court enters its final week of decisions with two politically charged issues unresolved, whether to rein in political line-drawing for partisan gain and allow a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Both decisions could affect the distribution of political power for the next decade, and both...
Walters: Demography Is California’s Destiny
Who first declared that “demography is destiny” is uncertain, but that doesn’t detract from the aphorism’s validity—and what’s happening in California right now proves it. The state Department of Finance released one of its periodic reports on California population trends this month, revealing that while we’re very close to 40...
Immigrant-Heavy GOP States OK with Census Citizen Question
PHOENIX — It's not just Democratic-leaning states at risk of losing federal money and clout in Congress if the Supreme Court says the upcoming census can include a citizenship question. Fast-growing Arizona, Florida and Texas all have large groups of immigrants, especially Hispanics, who might choose to sit out the...
Justices Seem Ready to OK Asking Citizenship on Census
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservative majority seemed ready Tuesday to uphold the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, despite evidence that millions of Hispanics and immigrants could go uncounted. There appeared to be a clear divide between the court's liberal and conservative justices in...
State Elections Chief On Ballot Harvesting and Age 17 Voting
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla wants to make voting easier for everyone. He visited Fresno last month, pushing the Voters Choice Act. Fresno County will implement the system starting next year. The act expands the days that polls are open before an election, sends vote-by-mail ballots to all registered voters...
Will Everyone Be Counted In 2020 Census? California Hopes So.
Counting every person in the United States is the goal of the census. Why? For one, the population totals from the decennial census determine the number of seats each state has in the House of Representatives. Members of the House make and pass federal laws that impact the lives of...
It's California vs. Trump in Battle Over 2020 Census: Walters
California has a lot on the line with the 2020 census count. For example, even though the current population trends point to the Golden State retaining its 53 seats in the House of Representatives, an inaccurate count could result in the loss of one seat. In addition, the California Citizens...