McGuireWoods attorney Clayton Cox told the committee the proposal to change who is counted and to remove demographic questions would have nationwide consequences for apportionment and federal funding formulas and urged counties to submit comment by Nov. 2.

State and federal advocates told the Solano Board the farm bill negotiations and a proposed Census regulation could create major fiscal and representation impacts: a potential one-year delay to a SNAP cost shift was under negotiation, while a Census apportionment change could exclude noncitizens from counts used for funding and representation.

The county's federal briefing called attention to a temporary hemp/CBD sales extension attached to funding legislation, SNAP policy choices that could affect county services, and a Census Bureau proposed rule that might change apportionment and redistricting processes.

A Waynesboro councilor raised concerns that draft 2030 Census rules about where people claim primary residence could affect federal funding and congressional representation and urged residents to submit comments during the current review window.

Minnesota State Demographer Susan Brower told the Wright County Board that domestic migration has driven rapid county growth—about 2.3% per year since 2020—while warning that proposed changes to decennial census counting and reference dates could make future counts unpredictable and affect funding allocations.

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Raja Pushes For Accurate 2030 Census Count.

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