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EXPLAINER: What the release of 2020 census numbers means for you Share Updated: 9:23 PM CDT Apr 9, 2021 By MIKE SCHNEIDER Share Updated: 9:23 PM CDT Apr 9, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript The Census Bureau is aiming to deliver its final numbers by april 30th. The data collection process for for the every 10 year count was delayed because of Covid and then legal issues. Former President Trump tried to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted in states populations. That effort ultimately failed. The state numbers are used to calculate federal fu...

EXPLAINER: What the release of 2020 census numbers means Mike Schneider Tags:  Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. FILE - In this April 1, 2020, file photo, a man wearing a mask walks past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 Census in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. A delay in census data is scrambling plans in some states to redraw districts for the U.S. House and state legislatures. The Census Bureau has said redistricting data that was supposed to be provided to states by the end of March won't be ready until August or September. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warre...

Reapportionment, gerrymandering and the Supreme Court could help the Republicans take back the House

2 groups to present proposals for Michigan redistricting on Thursday Copyright Getty Images p em Photo by: span id "spanArtist" Bill Pugliano/ Getty Images /span /em /p and last updated 2021-03-04 08:05:17-05 (WXYZ) — The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistrict Commission will meet on Thursday to hear proposals from two different companies regarding line drawing. The hearing is virtual due to COVID-19 and will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. During the hearing, Election Data Services and HaystaqDNA will present their proposals for line-drawing and redistricting technical services. Both ...

Republicans hold the upper hand in redistricting for the 2nd cycle in a row, but the pandemic's impact on the Census is leaving states in limbo.