Robert Santos, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee in 2021. Santos, the Census Bureau director, said Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press that the agency was starting its outreach efforts with hard-to-reach communities earlier, rather than just before the next count, which is in 2030. JACQUELYN MARTIN
By Mike Schneider Associated Press Indifference. Distrust of government. Budget uncertainties. The next U.S. census isn’t until 2030, but already Census Bureau leaders are looking…