In a letter, 21 state Attorneys General argued that the policy will not save money or increase efficiency. | Erin Deleon / Shutterstock
The U.S. Census Bureau is testing the use of USPS postal workers to conduct Census surveys in advance of the 2030 Census, report Mike Schneider and Susan Haigh for The Associated Press.
Starting in June, teams of postal workers will begin asking Census questions in Spartanburg, South Carolina and Huntsville, Alabama. In Spartanburg, the postal workers will ask Census questions along their routes. In Huntsville, they will collect responses outside of regular mail delivery hours. According to the authors, the idea has been around for decades, with supporters saying it would leverage the trust people already have for their postal workers…