The U.S Census happens just once a decade and it kicks off in Tooksok Bay, Alaska in mid-January. Getting an accurate count of all Alaskans is critically important for billions of dollars in federal funding and drawing political jurisdiction lines. Alaskans are already working behind the scenes to make sure every person who lives in the state is counted. We’ll discuss that effort on the next Talk of Alaska.
HOST: Annie Feidt
GUESTS:
- Gabriel Layman, Chair, Alaska Census Working Group / Co-Chair, Anchorage Complete Count Commission
- Donna Bach, Tribal Partnership Specialist, U.S. Census Bureau
ADDITIONAL LINKS:
- The Department of Labor’s 2020 Census Operations in Alaska
- Visit the Alaska Counts 2020 Census initiative website
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Call 550-8422 (Anchorage) or 1-800-478-8255 (statewide) during the live broadcast
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LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
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Annie Feidt is the broadcast managing editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach her at afeidt@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Annie here.
