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Republicans renew efforts to limit people in US illegally from census count
Read full article: Republicans renew efforts to limit people in US illegally from census countRepublican efforts to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from numbers used to divvy up congressional seats among states have begun anew, with four Republican state attorneys general suing to alter the once-a-decade head count even before President Donald Trumpโs second term in office began.
Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say
Read full article: Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers sayWhen 2020 census results were released more than three years ago, they showed a 276% boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the United States since 2010.
Lynn Haven mayor arrested in Jacksonville on charges stemming from Hurricane Michael cleanup
Read full article: Lynn Haven mayor arrested in Jacksonville on charges stemming from Hurricane Michael cleanupJACKSONVILLE, Fla. The mayor of Lynn Haven, a city just north of Panama City, was arrested at her residence in Jacksonville on Wednesday morning, according to a news release from the FBI. Margo Anderson, 65, who is the Lynn Haven mayor, and Joseph Adam Albrittion, 33, the Lynn Haven city attorney, have been indicted on conspiring to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud, substantive counts of wire fraud, honest services fraud, and theft concerning federal programs, the FBI said. Anderson is also charged with making false statements to FBI agents. Albritton is charged with submitting a false invoice to an insurance company for hurricane debris removal from his residence. An FBI spokesperson told News4Jax that Anderson made a court appearance Wednesday afternoon and is out on bond.