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New census numbers shift political power south to Republican strongholds
Michael Scherer, The Washington Post
April 26, 2021
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Construction cranes hover over downtown and near the State Capitol, Monday, April 26, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Texas torrid growth over the past decade is paying off with a major boost in political clout.Eric Gay/AP
WASHINGTON - Political power in the United States will continue to shift south this decade as historically Democratic states that border the Great Lakes give up congressional seats and electoral votes to regions where Republicans have a political advantage, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
On the same day that U.S. Census officials announced that Illinois would lose a seat in Congress because of population decline, Gov. J.B. Pritzker answers a question about why people are leaving the state.
SPRINGFIELD â Illinois will lose a seat in Congress because of stagnating population, continuing a long slide that has cost it political influence nationally, according to the 2020 Census results announced Monday.
Illinois will move from 18 to 17 seats in the U.S. House. There was some initial concern that an undercount could lead to the loss of two seats.
Six other states will also lose a seat, including California, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York.
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Annie Czerwinski is eagerly awaiting a chance to walk the stage in a cap and gown in a commencement ceremony at the University of Illinois next month something that she has been anticipating for years.
Czerwinski, however, has been waiting longer than most students taking part in such events this spring: She actually got her degree in molecular and cellular biology last May. But because the pandemic canceled last year’s in-person commencement, the state’s flagship school is allowing any 2020 graduate to come to the campus in Urbana-Champaign and be recognized along with 2021 grads.
“Honestly, it was really sad,” Czerwinski said of missing out on a formal in-person program last year. “I had been looking forward to commencement for so long.”
Key USDA research agency provides scientific solutions
The Agricultural Research Service, or ARS, isn t as well known in many agricultural circles as some other U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies. But the ARS provides a wide range of science-based research for production agriculture and rural America. 5:30 am, Apr. 27, 2021 ×
U.S. farmers pride themselves on using science to enhance their operations. The Agricultural Research Service, or ARS, an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, wants to help farmers do that.
The ARS delivers scientific solutions for national and global agricultural changes and seeks to provide global leadership in agricultural discoveries though scientific excellence, according to information from Chavonda Jacobs-Young, ARS administrator and acting undersecretary for USDA s research, education and economics division.