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Senate blocks GOP proposal to require that census ask about citizenship status in 2010 count

Senate blocks census citizenship question

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a GOP attempt to require next year’s census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens.

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson wins 2nd 4-year term by landslide margin

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson wins 2nd term

SPIN METER: Expert argues international rankings unfair to American higher ed

SPIN METER: Rankings unfair to US higher ed?

Cleveland’s mayor, big primary winner, looking to win second four-year term

Cleveland mayor looking to win second term

UCLA study: Gay spouses similar to heterosexual married couples in age, income, parenting

Report: Gay couples similar to straight spouses

Poll reveals generation gap on democracy, capitalism in ex-communist European countries

Poll: generation gap in Eastern Europe on politics

Report: Americans getting better at conserving water, as per-person use falls to 1950s levels

Report: US getting better at conserving water

Coroner, medical examiner confirm census worker died at tree where he was found in Ky. forest

Coroner: Census worker died at tree in Ky. forest

Census data shows college graduates choosing urban, high-tech meccas in recession

Census: ‘Brain gains’ for high-tech cities

Correction: Gay Marriage Census

Correction: Gay Marriage Census

SAN FRANCISCO — In an Oct. 22 story about the U.S. Census Bureau’s efforts to count married same-sex couples, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of the assistant chief of the bureau’s field division. His correct name is Tim Olson, not Olsen. In addition, the story erroneously implied that a Web site designed to encourage gay households to participate in the census was a bureau project. The Our Families Count site will be produced privately.

Complaints about new UK census questions that probe more deeply into people’s private lives

More detailed questions in new UK census

LONDON — How many bedrooms in your home? What kind of heater do you use? Who’s staying over at your apartment tonight?

Census bureau reps say 2020 survey could include boxes for gay and transgender individuals

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Census Bureau is making an unprecedented effort to include same-sex couples in next year’s national population count, but legally married gay couples won’t show up as such in the official once-a-decade tally, bureau representatives said Thursday.

Census reps say future surveys could include gays and transgender individuals in count

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Census Bureau is making an unprecedented effort to include same-sex couples in next year’s national population count, but counting the number of individuals who identify as gay, lesbian or transgender could be next.

Minority lawmakers oppose effort to ask about citizenship status in 2010 census

WASHINGTON — A coalition of black, Latino and Asian lawmakers on Thursday expressed opposition to a proposal that would require next year’s census forms to ask about the status of a person’s citizenship.

Census director expresses concern about ballooning costs in plans for 2010 head count

WASHINGTON — The head of the Census Bureau on Wednesday expressed concern about cost overruns in preparations for next year’s high-stakes count, saying he was taking steps to help prevent the expenses from ballooning further.

Memorial service set for Census worker whose death in remote Ky. forest is still unexplained

LONDON, Ky. — A memorial service is scheduled next week for a part-time Census worker whose death is still under investigation more than a month after his body was found tied to a tree in a Kentucky forest.

Revised formula puts number of poor people at 47.4 million _ 7 million more than official rate

WASHINGTON — The level of poverty in America is even worse than first believed.

Health care issues: A premium cost generation gap

A look at key issues in the health care debate:

To accurately count immigrants, Census 2010 will include outreach in more languages

SAN FRANCISCO — With the launch of the 2010 census less than six months away, the U.S. Census Bureau is preparing its most targeted and far-reaching language outreach yet to more accurately count the country’s immigrants.

Census director: Foreclosures will add challenges, costs to next year’s decennial census

LOS ANGELES — Foreclosures will make it tougher and more expensive to get an accurate census count next year as families move in with relatives or are left homeless, the Census Bureau’s director said Tuesday.

Cuba denies blogger Yoani Sanchez permission to travel to US to accept top journalism prize

HAVANA — A Cuban blogger who has become an international sensation for offering frank criticism of her country’s communist system said she was denied government permission Monday to travel to New York to receive a top journalism prize.