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Massachusetts Senate Committee on the Census held a multi-hour hearing Oct. 31, 2025, to begin planning for the 2030 decennial census. Witnesses from grassroots nonprofits, immigrant and disability advocates, municipal officials, and voting-rights groups urged early, sustained funding and coordination, highlighted outreach lessons from 2020 (trust, language access, local partners) and warned that current federal immigration enforcement and data‑sharing practices are eroding participation among immigrant and other hard‑to‑count populations. Panels discussed funding timelines, communications strategy, data‑privacy risks, and the role of local complete count committees.
