Advisory committee urges an extra month for 2020 census

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A top advisory committee to the U.S. Census Bureau is urging the statistical agency to allow the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident to continue through October instead of finishing at the end of September. The Census Scientific Advisory Committee issued their recommendation after a two-day virtual meeting late last week. Members say a shortened timeline could cause accuracy problems for the 2020 census. The recommendation comes as federal judges on opposit