Michigan leaders are expressing concern and disappointment after the Supreme Court ruling to halt the 2020 Census. After the Supreme Court’s decision, the Census Bureau said field operations would end on Thursday. Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II said Michigan can’t afford to lose out on Census funding. In light of the many obstacles the 2020 Census has faced during the pandemic, I am calling on the federal government and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to continue the 2020 Census to its original deadline of Oct. 31. “Every day matters and an undercount in the 2020 Census would have drastic consequences for the state.