Colorado Democrats, including Gov. Jared Polis, celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday to place on hold Trump administration plans to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
Polis and lawmakers say the decision will help ensure a population count that delivers the fast-growing state its fair share of federal funding over the next decade.
The governor says that adding a citizenship question would deter thousands of Colorado residents, including households with noncitizens and Hispanics, from participating.
The Democrat-led Legislature this year allocated $6 million to encourage census participation among hard-to-reach communities, including minorities, the elderly and the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes.
Most Republicans opposed the effort, but GOP Sen. Kevin Priola of Adams County co-sponsored the legislation.
