WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. HEAD START ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICO HSANM Public Comment | ACF-2026-0595 Page 1 Public Comment on Proposed Head Start Standards Regarding: Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs Docket No. ACF-2026-0595 | RIN 0970-AD30 To the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start: The Head Start Association of New Mexico (HSANM) appreciates the oppor more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Kim Introduce Legislation to Ensure Military Families Have Access to Healthy Meals * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.) led the introduction of their Nutrition Continuity for Military Families Act, legislation that will ensure military famil more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In Final Weeks of Senate Session, Lujan Passes Several Key Bills Through the Senate, Stands Up for New Mexico Families * Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, during the final weeks of the September Senate session, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) successfully championed several key pieces of legislation through the Senate, delivering progress on priorities for New Mexico and communities across the country. Senator Lujan also conti more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Docket No. FS-2025-0001 | Submitted Via Regulations.gov : | Tracking # October 6, 2026 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins & Stephen Alexander Vaden, Deputy Secretary USDA Natural Resources and Environment Under Secretary, Mike Boren U.S. Forest Service Chief, Tom Schultz Office of Ecosystem Management Coordination, Joshua White, Acting Director Re: Comment more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Vasquez Urge USPS to Reconsider Permanent Closure of Mule Creek Post Office * Santa Fe, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) wrote to Postmaster General David Steiner demanding that the United States Postal Service (USPS) reconsider the proposed permanent closure of the Mule Creek Post Office in Grant County, New Mexico, and to keep postal  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 7 -- The New Mexico Health Care Authority issued the following news: * * * HCA launches partner toolkits ahead of Medicaid changes SNAP materials also available to help customers understand changes already in effect - SANTA FE -- The New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA) launched a Medicaid Partner Toolkit to help community organizations, health care providers, advocates and other partners explain upcoming federal Medicaid changes. A SNAP Partner Toolkit is also available to help partners share information ab more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Keeping an eye on the sky * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Allen Schnibben's interest in space started when he was a child. "I picked up some books about the solar system when I was in elementary school. In middle school, I got a telescope and I started observing the night sky as a hobby," said Schnibben, a computer scientist at Sandia National Laboratories. "My entire life, I've had an interest in space." Now, Schn more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * October 6, 2026 Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Advances Heinrich's WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act During the Committee hearing, Heinrich denounced legislation picking winners and losers in the energy sector, criticized a Republican bill that raises electricity prices, and spoke out against policies that harm public lands - WASHINGTON -- Last week, dur more PR