The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Steven Dillingham to become the director of the U.S. Census Bureau and Michael Kubayanda…
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The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement held a discussion on the challenges of congressional redistricting. The panelists examined Iowa’s approach to redistricting…
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The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Abbott v. Perez, a consolidated case concerning redistricting in Texas. This case dates o 2011 when the state House and congressional districts were…
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Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights John Gore testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on preparations for the 2020 census. He was asked by…
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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon. He talked about several issues, including trade relations and negotiations with China, talks with European countries…
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on preparations for the 2020 census. The committee agreed to subpoena Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore, who was…
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The Supreme Court heard oral argument for Benisek v. Lamone, a case concerning political gerrymandering in Maryland. Republican voters were challenging the 2011 6th Congressional District…
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Former U.S. Census Bureau directorJohn Thompson and a panel of academics talked about the upcoming 2020 decennial census. Much of the conversation focused on a proposed question regarding a…
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WI Votes Count was one of the first-prize high school central winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Will Foote and James Dyer, seniors at Whitefish Bay High School in Whitefish Bay,…
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John Thompson talked about the cost of the 2020 U.S. Census and some of the controversies surrounding it. This program was part of C-SPAN’s “Your Money” series, during which a portion of…
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Georgetown University Law Center hosted a panel discussion on the 2020 census preparations and management challenges. Among the panelists were John Thompson, the former U.S. Census Bureau…
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Representatives Rod Blum (R-IA) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) took part in a forum on the need for all states to have an independent, non-partisan redistricting process. A constitutional…
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Chase Gunter talked about the Trump administration’s decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census.
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Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the question "Should a citizenship question be included in the 2020 Census? Chase Gunter, FCW staff reporter, was interviewed by…
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Aaron Bycoffe and David Wasserman talked about their new project on gerrymandering and redistricting.
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Government oversight and non-governmental organization officials testified at a hearing on efforts to modernize operations of the Census Bureau before the 2020 census. Their testimony…
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Trevor Potter, Bob Shrum, Leslee Sherrill, and others talked about potential electoral reform, including the Electoral College, redistricting, and voting rights.
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The Supreme Court heard oral argument for Gill v. Whitford, a case involving redistricting in Wisconsin. A lower court in 2016 ruled that the state’s 2011 map drafted by the Republican controlled…
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Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) was among the speakers at the “Rally to End Partisan Gerrymandering” outside the Supreme Court the same day oral argument was heard in Gill v.…
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Panelists that included minority inclusion advocates and a representative of the U.S. Census Bureau talked about the future of the inclusion of the Arab-American community in the decennial…
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