Government
Mayors to Census: Don't Blow This
Amid growing fears of an underfunded and “sabotaged” count in 2020, a group of city leaders appealed to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.
More than 160 mayors issued a joint letter to Wilbur Ross, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, outlining several deep concerns with the 2020 Census on Wednesday. Their ask was straightforward: Please take it seriously.
Leaders representing small and large cities across the country urged Ross to address several specific priorities that may be key to ensuring that the count is not a disaster. Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin outlined his fears in even starker terms, accusing the Trump administration of “sabotaging” the 2020 Census.