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A pilot program from the Greater Stark County Urban League is teaching police officers Spanish to better communicate with the county's growing Spanish speaking population.

The state of Ohio and the U.S. Census Bureau have asked a judge to place a hold on their court fight over when data used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts will be released; Republican lawmakers in Ohio have introduced bills that would ban the teaching of “critical race theory" in K-12 classrooms; a city in Southwest Ohio has become the first in the state to ban abortions; and more stories.

The state of Ohio and the U.S. Census Bureau have asked a judge to place on hold their court fight over when data used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts will be released.

The state is one of several in the country that will lose a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives based on the latest census data.

Matt Huffman, president of the state Senate, proposes asking voters to approve a different timeline for drawing Congressional maps.

Some people are concerned about how the moved-up deadline for the U.S. Census will affect the updated count of the local population, especially those in immigrant communities.

Both cities have seen their poverty rates fall over the past few years, but in 2019, Detroit caught up with Cleveland.

This April 1 was an unusual Census Day, with coronavirus precautions freezing in-person events and outreach efforts for the 10-year survey. The U.S. Census Bureau has suspended field operations until April 15, including visits to “group quarters” like nursing homes, according to Assistant Regional Census Manager Roxanne Wallace.

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