(WWJ) - For the last couple of years, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has been warning that the U.S. Census in 2020 undercounted the city.
And being miscounted is a big deal for Detroit -- Michigan lost a seat in Congress because of it and we lose out on federal dollars used to fix roads, keep buses running and provide health services to residents.
Lately, the mayor's call to appeal the 2020 count has gotten stronger.
"The people of Detroit just wanted be counted like everyone else in America," Duggan argued.
On Monday, Senator Gary Peters held a hearing in Detroit to get to the bottom of it.
In an all new Daily J, WWJ's Zach Clark investigates how an estimated 50,000 people were potentially passed over and what options -- if any -- the city has to ensure fair representation.