{"id":4947,"date":"2020-08-13T09:48:40","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T17:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/?p=4947"},"modified":"2020-08-13T09:49:26","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T17:49:26","slug":"make-your-voice-heard-get-counted-in-the-census","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/?p=4947","title":{"rendered":"Make your voice heard &#8211; get counted in the census!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the last generation, Southeast Alaska has lost representation\nin the Alaska State Legislature as population centers have shifted towards the\nRailbelt. Where we once had several senators representing the Southeast\ncommunities and their concerns, we now have only two. Please make sure we\nretain our representation in the Legislature by being counted in the census\ntoday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is the census so important? It is the best way to ensure\nthat people living in Southeast Alaska can retain representation and receive\naid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The census determines many things across the country. It\ndetermines funding for local communities, representation in the national\ngovernment, and many other important decisions. For example, it was the formula\nused to determine how much money each community in the state received from the\nCARES Act for coronavirus aid. It is also used to determine how much federal\nfunding AMHS receives annually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The census is also important for determining emergency\nresponse. Detailed census demographics can help officials, epidemiologists, and\nother emergency responders accurately respond to outbreaks and pandemics like\nthe COVID-19 pandemic we are currently facing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why should you fill out the census?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Census results help determine how billions of dollars in federal\nfunding flow into states and communities each year.<\/li><li>The results determine how many seats in U.S. Congress each state gets.<\/li><li>The U.S. Constitution in Article 1, Section 2, mandates it: The U.S.\nhas counted its population every 10 years since 1790.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Filling out\nthe census can be as crucial as voting to making sure that your community is receiving\nadequate aid and representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every household in the United States is asked to participate. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.2020census.gov\/\">You can participate at www.2020census.gov<\/a>. It\u2019s quick and easy and it is not too late to fill it out. Please be sure to be counted!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last generation, Southeast Alaska has lost representation in the Alaska State Legislature as population centers have shifted towards the Railbelt. Where we once had several senators representing the Southeast communities and their concerns, we now have only two. Please make sure we retain our representation in the Legislature by being counted in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4947"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4949,"href":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4947\/revisions\/4949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}