WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. ACS-62) on Jan. 28, 2026, by Lydia R Anderson, Tayelor Valerio and Chanell Washington entitled "Social and Economic Characteristics of Currently Unmarried Women With a Recent Birth: 2023." Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This report looks at the socioeconomic characteristics of unmarried women in 2023 who had given birth in the last year. While the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) provides d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, expressing concerns about the agency's plans for a nationwide environmental assessment regarding post-fire recovery actions on National Forest System lands. The coalition, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST), emphasizes the need for careful consideration of the potential im  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Opposes DHS Funding Lacking Needed Reforms, While Securing Senate Passage of Over $67 Million for New Mexico, Bringing Total to $387 Million in FY26 Funding * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, voted against an extension of funding for the Department of Homeland Security that does not yet include needed reforms to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers Over Trump Administration's Plan to End Student Loan Repayment Program * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 15 Senate Democrats to send a letter demanding answers from U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon on the Trump Administration's proposal to eliminate student loan repayment options for millions  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Leger Fernandez Call on Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office Director to Resign, FEMA to Conduct Independent Review * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) issued the following joint statement: "Jay Mitchell has lost the trust of Northern New Mexico. He must resign. "A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Leger Fernandez Call on Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office Director to Resign, FEMA to Conduct Independent Review * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) issued the following joint statement: "Jay Mitchell has lost the trust of Northern New Mexico. He must resign. "As   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Announces DOJ Launch of RECA Online Claims Portal * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has launched a new online portal for Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) claims, implementing the recently extended and expanded program. Prior to the launch of this online portal, Senator Lujan and the New Mexico Delegation sent   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Applauds Federal Approval of New Mexico's $382 Million Broadband Plan * Lujan Secured Billions of Dollars for New Mexico in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, issued the following statement on the federal government's approval of New Mexico's $382 million broa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on DHS Funding "NO" Vote, Announces Over $50 Million for New Mexico Projects * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting against a funding package that did not include needed reforms to rein in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): "Under the Trump administration, our nat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan to President Trump: Fire Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller * Washington, D.C. - This week, following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued statements condemning the violence, opposing the Homeland Security funding bill without real accountability, and demanding the resignation or firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU), which represents approximately 14,000 farm and ranch families across Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency voicing serious concerns regarding the newly issued Expanding Access to Risk Protection (EARP) final rule. This rule, recently published in the Federal Register, includes the removal of buy-up prevented planting coverage, a change t  more