Robert Groves

WASHINGTON — Since May, some Senate Republicans have been blocking the nomination of Robert Groves to head the Census Bureau, worrying that ACORN would be involved in next year’s count.

Among red-meat issues for the GOP, few issues surpass ACORN (the Association of…

Robert Groves

UPDATED   WASHINGTON — Late afternoon on Monday, the Senate will take up a knotty problem that has slowed preparation for the 2010 Census — the stalled nomination of Robert Groves to head the Census Bureau.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced today…

JEFFERSON CITY — A statewide committee that aims to get out word about the 2010 census met today for the first time.

The buzz about the 2010 Census is that Missouri will probably lose a Congressional district, leaving the state with…

Clay

WASHINGTON — Minorities and urban neighborhoods have long been under counted by the U.S. census and officials are hoping that a $312 million ad campaign can reverse the trend for the 2010 tally.

But Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-St. Louis, is wondering…