We’re now 45 days away from the close of the Census 2020 count after the U.S. Census Bureau recently announced that it would end a month early to meet the prior data reporting deadline of December 31.

With the new September 30 deadline looming, there are efforts underway to push for an extension of census reporting deadlines to ensure a fair and accurate count.

Last week Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters sent a joint letter to legislative leaders asking that they extend the census deadlines.

CMF along with several of our members and funders from around the country recently signed on