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D E C E M B E R Cuomo invests $60 million for the 2020 Census
BY BILL PARRY
bparry@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
The state will spend as much as
$60 million to make sure that every
New Yorker is counted in the upcoming
2020 U.S. Census, announced
Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Resources will be leveraged across
dozens of state agencies, public authorities,
CUNY and SUNY which will
launch a wide-reaching campaign valued
at $40 million that will inform the
public about the need for a full count.
Additionally, $20 million from the
2020 budget will be made available to
support efforts to reach out to immigrant
communities across the state.
“Counting every New Yorker in the
2020 Census is critical to ensuring we
are accurately represented in Congress
and receive the federal funding we
deserve,” Cuomo said. “While the federal
government has thrown up roadblock
after roadblock, spreading fear
among immigrant communities in the
process, in New York we will break
through and make sure that even our
most difficult to reach communities
are counted.”
The state support builds on the findings
and recommendations released
in October by the state’s Complete
Count Commission, which held 10
public hearings and reviewed hundreds
of comments, expert testimonies and
in-depth analysis of previous census
results. The commission found that
the 2020 Census faces unprecedented
challenges.
For the first time, it will be conducted
online, and while the Trump administration
failed in its efforts to include
a citizenship question, its attempts to
do so spread fear among immigrant
communities. Census data helps to
determine the distribution of federal
funds, including $73 billion to New
York state. This funding supports programs
such as Medicare and Medicaid,
school lunch vouchers, the children’s
health insurance program and heating
assistance in winter.
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“The 2020 Census determines critical
funding and representation for New
York state, and we cannot afford to get
it wrong,” Congresswoman Carolyn
Maloney said. “I thank Governor
Cuomo, CUNY, SUNY and the state
agencies who are using their resources
to launch a statewide census awareness
campaign to ensure an accurate count
of all New Yorkers.”
States and cities like New York also
use Census data for nearly every planning
decision they make such as projecting
student populations and designing
transportation routes. Businesses of
every size in every sector rely on census
data for strategic planning, whether
to open a new store and where, whether
to launch a new product, or how to
advertise their business.
Our communities must have the tools
and resources they need to combat
the Trump administration’s attempts
to undercount New Yorkers and spread
fear among immigrants,” Maloney
said. “This critical and unprecedented
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New York State will invest $60 million in an
unprecedented campaign to ensure all New
Yorkers are counted in the 2020 Census.
$60 million investment brings us one
step closer to a full and accurate count.
Protecting the 2020 Census protects
New York and our future.”
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