Utah
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Latino population growth to have political impact after Census...Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas and Utah will gain seats. Of those, only Georgia and Utah will likely gain their seats without Latino growth, according to the study, published by the immigration reform group... In this article: Census Bureau, Texas, Utah, Georgia, Arizona, Florida, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, and Republican Party |
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McClatchy Washington Bureau: Election 2008 | November 16, 2009
To count or not to count: Will 2010 census include all Latinos?
...of attention on Capitol Hill. In the Senate, Vitter teamed up with Utah Republican Sen. Robert Bennett to introduce legislation that would require the census to ask people whether they're citizens. Vitter and Bennett suggested freezing...
In this article: California, Robert Bennett, New York, David Vitter, Joe Baca, and Washington
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washingtonpost.com | November 05, 2009
Senate kills census citizenship amendment
Lawmakers voted 60 to 39 to effectively kill an amendment by Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Robert Bennett (R-Utah) that would have excluded illegal immigrants from population totals used to apportion Congressional seats in each state. The...
In this article: Census Bureau, Fourteenth Amendment, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, David Vitter, Robert Bennett, Wade Henderson, and United States
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Deseret News | November 07, 2009
'Immigrant' children a needy lot
...18 who are foreign born or have at least one foreign-born parent.) That means the vast majority of immigrant children in Utah were born in the United States and are citizens. Even so, these children are more likely to live in poverty and...
In this article: The Census Bureau, United States, Respondent, E mail, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program, and Mexico
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The Advertiser | October 27, 2009
Delegation pushes on citizenship
...were based on citizens only," Fleming wrote. The amendment by Vitter and U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, would freeze Census Bureau funds if it doesn't add the citizenship question. The amendment has been in limbo and its fate is...
In this article: Mary Landrieu, Respondent, Louisiana, David Vitter, Census Bureau, U.S., Bob Bennett, Steve Scalise, and Rodney Alexander
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2010 Census kickoff stresses importance of accurate count
...our fair share of funding." Story continues below A PricewaterhouseCoopers analysis of the fallout from the 2000 Census estimated Utah lost some $17 million in federal funding for programs such as Medicaid, foster care, substance-abuse...
In this article: Census Bureau, Peter Corroon, E mail, Medicaid, and PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Huffington Post | November 06, 2009
Frank Sharry: Q: How Much Taxpayer Money Will GOP Waste to Fire up an Anti-Immigrant Base?
...measure. Senators Vitter (R-LA) and Bennett (R-UT) were adamant that the 2010 Census ask about the citizenship and immigration status of respondents, a change which would have cost the government millions of dollars. All Republican...
In this article: Census Bureau, Republican Party, Mary Landrieu, GAO, Louisiana, and Respondent
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PR Newswire: Multicultural News | November 05, 2009
NALEO Educational Fund Condemns Vitter-Bennett Amendment as Effort to Suppress Latino Census Count
...nation of timely and accurate data critical to our representative democracy. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) and Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT) have proposed an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies (CJS)...
In this article: David Vitter, Census Bureau, Appropriation, Robert Bennett, Democracy, and National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
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ABC News | October 14, 2009
Senators Try to Exclude Illegal Immigrants From 2010 Census
...News) Proposed last week by Republican Sens. David Vitter of Louisiana and Bob Bennett of Utah, the amendment would exclude illegal immigrants from the population count used to allocate congressional seats after the 2010 Census. It also...
In this article: Census Bureau, Appropriation, Bob Bennett, Dow Jones Industrial Average, House of Representatives, David Vitter, and USA
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New York Post | October 25, 2009
Losing their census
" As there is now, same as it ever was. Two weeks ago, Senators David Vitter (R-La.) and Bob Bennett (R-Utah) introduced an amendment to add a question about legal citizenship to the 2010 Census. This summer, the state of Utah lobbied the...
In this article: Census Bureau, White House, Big government, Bob Bennett, Mormon, Patriot Act, Supreme Court, and Michele Bachmann
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Utah (pronounced: /ˈjuːtɔː/ or /ˈjuːtɑː/) is a western state of the United States. It was the 45th state admitted to the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately eighty percent of Utah's 2,736,424 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering around Salt Lake City. In contrast, vast expanses of the state are nearly uninhabited, making the population the sixth most urbanized in the U.S. The name "Utah" is derived from the Ute Indian language, meaning "people of the mountains."
Utah is known for being one of the most religiously homogeneous states in the Union. Between 58 percent and 72 percent of Utahns are reported to be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church), which greatly influences Utah culture and daily life.
The state is a center of transportation, information technology and research, government services and mining as well as a major tourist destination for outdoor recreation. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates, Utah was the fastest growing state in the United States as of 2008. St. George, Utah was the fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States from 2000–2005.
- Name:
- Utah
- Also Known As:
- Beehive State
- Capital:
- Salt Lake City
- Motto:
- Industry
- Largest City:
- Salt Lake City
- Governor:
- Gary R. Herbert (R)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Gregory S. Bell (R)
- Total Area:
- 219,887
- Area of Land:
- 212,751
- Area of Inland Water:
- 7,136
- Latitude:
- 37° N to 42° N
- Longitude:
- 109° 3′ W to 114° 3′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 2,000
- Lowest Point:
- Beaver Dam Wash
- Elevation highest point:
- 13,528
- Highest Point:
- Kings Peak
- Admittance Date:
- January 04, 1896
- State Song:
- Utah, This is the Place
- Flower:
- Sego Lily
- Gemstone:
- Topaz
- Time Zone:
- Mountain: UTC-7/-6
- Demonym:
- Utahn or Utahan
- Median Income:
- $50,614
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