THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO IS PUTTING 3-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS INTO BOOSTING YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE CENSUS COUNT. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS IT’S DUE TO NEW MEXICO’S RURAL NATURE AND ITS INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITATIONS LIKE BAD ROADS AND PHONE CONNECTIONS THAT ARE SPOTTY. AND GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM ANNOUNCED SHE’S CREATED A STATE-LEVEL COMMISSION THAT WILL MAKE SURE RESIDENTS ARE ACCURATELY COUNTED.
THAT’S ESPECIALLY FOR RESIDENTS ON TRIBAL LANDS AND OTHER HARD TO TALLY AREAS OF NEW MEXICO. THE CENSUS COUNT DETERMINES A STATE’S CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATION AS WELL AS FEDERAL FUNDING LEVELS.
