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Phoenix becomes largest US city to successfully challenge 2020 census numbers

Mike Schneider Associated Press//May 30, 2023//

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Phoenix becomes largest US city to successfully challenge 2020 census numbers

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Phoenix becomes largest US city to successfully challenge 2020 census numbers

Mike Schneider Associated Press//May 30, 2023//

Phoenix has become the largest U.S. city to successfully challenge its population count from the 2020 census after claiming that dozens of group homes, jails and drug and alcohol treatment...

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