Manhattan challenges Lawrence to census response competition; mayor of losing city must wear other university’s jersey

Even though sporting events have been canceled because of the coronavirus, Lawrence residents still can get in the competitive spirit.
Mayor Jennifer Ananda recently accepted a challenge from the mayor of Manhattan for the two cities to compete for the highest self-response rate to the 2020 census for each city. The mayor of the losing city has to wear the other city’s university jersey to a City Commission meeting. Mayor Usha Reddi made a video challenging Ananda, who responded with a video of her own in which she accepted the challenge.
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