http://www.yourstreet.com/news/bureau-of-the-census YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us WASHINGTON — With the 2010 Census looming, many major U.S. cities whose residents are at high risk of being missed are struggling to find money and manpower to prepare for an accurate count. A study by the Pew Charitable Trusts released Monday found several... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744621/fort-worth-says-it-has-resources-to-get-out-word-to-residents-about-2010-ce Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:25:08 -0700 New data from the Census Bureau place Columbus near the middle of the pack among big U.S. cities for the level of its residents covered by health insurance, but the capital city comes out on top in the state. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746052/census-columbus-in-middle-of-big-cities-for-uninsured Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:16:08 -0700 As the Census Bureau gears up to distribute questionnaires to more than 120 million households in March, plans are moving forward to open four regional offices this fall. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729483/census-offices-in-region-to-hire-for-spring-canvassing-effort Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:00:08 -0700 As the Census Bureau gears up to distribute questionnaires to more than 120 million households in March, plans are moving forward to open four regional offices this fall. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729524/census-offices-in-region-to-hire-for-spring-canvassing-effort Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:00:08 -0700 The ongoing attacks on ACORN have been blown out of proportion. We, as progressives know that (or should know that). The attacks have come from right-wingers who in their relentless ACORN attacks have taken a much needed group and make it seem like a huge fraudulent... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6726854/house-democrats-cave-to-acorn-bashing-new-york-members-cave-too Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:46:08 -0700 WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN, a community organization that has been hit with accusations of voter-registration fraud. In splitting with ACORN, Census director Robert Groves sought to tamp down Republican concerns and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6718492/acorn-loses-census-affiliation Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:26:08 -0700 Job seekers wait in line for a job fair in midtown in New York on September 1. BY MARK TRUMBULL The Christian Science Monitor America’s poverty rate surged upward last year, underscoring the toll of recession on ordinary households across the nation. Some 13.2... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6713436/poverty-traps-40-million-americans Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:48:08 -0700 The number of Americans without health insurance rose to 46.3 million last year as people began losing jobs and coverage in the current recession. The poverty rate hit 13.2 percent, an 11-year high. The Census Bureau's annual report released Thursday offers a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6712569/more-americans-uninsured,-walking-poverty-line Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:06:08 -0700 The Census Bureau reports the number of uninsured grew to 46.3 million last year, up by more than half a million people. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6712567/3-cny-men-remain-hopeful-in-search-for-health-insurance Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:40:08 -0700 About one of every 8 Missourians lacked health insurance in 2007 and 2008, according to Census Bureau data released Thursday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710519/1-in-8-missourians-without-health-coverage Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:01:08 -0700 More than 1.4 million North Carolinians lacked health insurance in 2008, according to Census data released today. That's more than 15 percent of the state's 9.2 million residents. That rate is an improvement over 2007, when more than 16 percent of state residents... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6706533/survey-15-percent-of-n-c-residents-lack-insurance Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:20:08 -0700 The U S Census Bureau finished updating its list of more than 145 million addresses much sooner than expected, thanks to new technology and a work force full of people desperate for jobs http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6639987/early-phase-in-census-process-completed-faster-than-expected Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:16:08 -0700 As the 2010 census approaches, about 1,100 related jobs are slated for Bowling Green. The federal Census Bureau recently opened an office on Scottsville Road, and will hire up to 1,100 temporary workers this fall to help with the count - a questionnaire... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6626505/new-local-census-bureau-will-create-1,100-temp-jobs Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:06:08 -0700 They don’t, or at least, the Census Bureau doesn’t .There is no god and I am his prophet. [...] http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6609802/socraticgadfly-even-for-temp-jobs,-why-don-t-feds-offer-health-insurance- Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:12:08 -0700 by Cortez (Posted Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:58:07 GMT) EXHIBIT B - the link dropping propagandist: tenngirl wrote: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090812_the_real_death_panels/ This isn’t news. Seven years ago, the Institute of Medicine found that approximately... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6547696/who-s-blowing-the-whistle-astroturf- Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:58:08 -0700 by tenngirl (Posted Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:11:11 GMT) http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090812_the_real_death_panels/ This isn’t news. Seven years ago, the Institute of Medicine found that approximately 18,000 Americans had died in 2000 because they had no... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6547403/who-s-blowing-the-whistle-astroturf- Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:11:08 -0700 Debbie McGhee, 46, is among a steadily rising percentage of Florida residents without health care insurance. About one in four have no coverage, the Census Bureau says in a study released last week. Only two other states, Texas and New Mexico, have a greater... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6532217/women-took-different-paths-to-life-without-health-insurance Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:42:08 -0700 CAMDEN -- The head-count may be months away, but there's already an effort under way in the state's poorest city to boost participating in next year's U.S. Census. The Census Bureau and Camden officials will hold their first big public... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6530112/camden-prepares-for-challenges-of-2010-census Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:21:08 -0700 Native Hawaiians are the most under-reported ethnic group in the United States, but the Census Bureau is laying the groundwork for what officials hope will be a more accurate count in 2010. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6529278/census-plans-more-accurate-reading-of-native-hawaiians Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:10:08 -0700 When Margie and Stephen Zumbrun were battling the urge to have premarital sex, a pastor counseled them to control themselves. The couple signed a purity covenant. Then, when the two got engaged and Margie went wedding dress shopping, a salesperson called her "the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6518077/wait-for-sex-and-marriage-evangelicals-conflicted Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:40:08 -0700