On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at the Storrs Library in Longmeadow a panel was comprised of Rep. Brian Ashe, Rep. Paul Mark (Chair of Redistricting Committee), Laura Madrano (U.S. Census Bureau) and Pat Beaudry (Pioneer Valley Complete Count Committee) met to dis- cuss the 2020 Census. The census provides information for critical decisions around voting districts, civil rights laws and investment in infrastructure. About 12 people attended.
(Left to Right) Rep. Paul Mark, Rep. Ashe, Laura Madrano. On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at the Storrs Library in Longmeadow a panel was comprised of Rep. Brian Ashe, Rep. Paul Mark (Chair of Redistricting Committee), Laura Madrano (U.S. Census Bureau) and Pat Beaudry (Pioneer Valley Complete Count Committee) met to dis- cuss the 2020 Census. The census provides information for critical decisions around voting districts, civil rights laws and investment in infrastructure. About 12 people attended. Pat Beaudry speaks to the audience about what Pioneer Valley Complete Count Committee has accomplished so far and the role they play. What’s at stake in the 2020 census? $16 billion in federal funding to Massachusetts for programs like Medicaid, Section 8 housing, childcare subsidies, and Title I school funding. $2,372 per person in federal funding per year in Massachusetts (this means for every person who does not do the census, the state loses $2,372 in federal funding per year – the census is only done every 10 years which equates to $23,720 in lost funding per person over 10 years).
