Amid Census Controversy, Alabama Launches 'Maximum Participation' Effort

Governing: Gov. Kay Ivey announced an initiative today to draw attention to the importance of participation in the 2020 Census.

Ivey signed an executive order to create the Alabama Counts initiative and set up a committee to publicize the census, educate the public on why an accurate count matters and identify hard to count areas.

"It is of the utmost importance that Alabama have maximum participation," Ivey said.

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