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Secretary of State urges state investment now to prepare for 2030 census amid federal uncertainty
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Secretary of State William Galvin warned lawmakers that federal preparations for the 2030 census appear delayed and asked the legislature to boost state funding now for local address‑list work and group‑quarters counts.
Secretary of State William Galvin told the Joint Committee on Ways and Means on March 5 that Massachusetts must step up its 2030 census preparatory work now because the U.S. Commerce Department has not yet initiated the activities the state normally relies on.
Galvin — who serves as the state’s federal census liaison in addition to his constitutional duties — told lawmakers that federal delays in beginning “current address list” and…
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