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Mapping immigrant impact on local communities. Using data to tell impactful stories
Here’s an interesting project called “Map the impact” from New American Economy, a “bipartisan research and advocacy organization fighting for smart federal, state, and local immigration policies.” It connects govt data with stories to frame immigration in a more positive light. While the site doesn’t allow direct download of data, they do have a methodology […]
Republicans Seek to Force a Census Undercount
We’ve been hearing about problems with the 2020 census for quite some time. For those interested, the Census Project, an organization that “supports a fair and accurate 2020 Census and comprehensive American Community Survey,” has a ton of good information. This latest article by DCReport “Republicans Seek to Force a Census Undercount” has a goodly […]
Portland Newspaper Uses Census Data for Searchable Map
The Oregonian has collected some high-level data points for census tracts in the Portland metro area and used them to create an interactive searchable map of Portland. Census tracts boundaries are drawn to create areas with a population generally between 1,200 and 8,000, with a target of 4,000. Who lives in your Portland neighborhood? New […]
COSSA on American Community Survey and NSF Support of Political Science
The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) has a report on the House bill that would cut NSF funding for political science and eliminate the American Community Survey:
- House Passes CJS Spending Bill: Amendments Eliminate NSF Political Science Program and American Community Survey, Washington Update Volume 31, Issue 9, COSSA (May 14, 2012).
Roundup of New Resources and Other Government Info News (12 Items)
Greetings from DC. Here's a roundup with a bunch of recent postings from our INFOdocket site containing news and new resources of possible interest to the FGI community. This is a small sample of what we post each day. Most of the following items were shared in the past week or so. We are also available on Twitter. 1. New From U.S. Census: 2008-2010 ACS 3-Year Estimates 2. Article: “Patriot Act Turns 10, With No Signs of Retirement” + Patriot Act Infographic (Facts and Stats) 3. State Library of Tennessee Partners With Ancestry.com, Database Includes Millions of Images and Names 4. New Report: The State of World Population 2011 (World Population Tops 7 Billion, via UNPA) 5. New from U.S. Census: American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States Wall Map 6. “A 5th Anniversary For the Forest Service National Library Celebrates 100 Years of History” 7. U.S. Census: USA Counties (New Stats) 8 New: Director of U.S. Copyright Office Announces Priorities, Special Projects for Next Two Years 9. Register of Copyrights Names Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs 10. Archivist of the United States on Digital Public Library of America Plenary 11. Legal Information: Cameras in Court Pilot Project Now Has 70 Videos Online 12. Campaign Finance: OpenSecrets.org Unveils New Interactive Features To Monitor 2012 Presidential Money Race 13. EPA: Office of Pesticide Programs Launches Online Searchable Database of Inert Ingredients Approved for Use in Pesticides 14. New From the C-SPAN Video Library: MP3 Audio Files Available for All Programs We hope you find these resources useful. We hope you stop by or follow. Direct to INFOdocket INFOdocket on Twitter cheers, gary price Continue reading
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