Coloradans Campaign To Bring Back Latino Radio Show Host

Coloradans Campaign To Bring Back Latino Radio Show Host

Mary Mata January 17, 2012

Mario Solis-Marich was a radio show host in Colorado at KKZN AM760 for three years, until he said he was unceremoniously told midday on December 1 that his show was […]

Latino Civil Rights Figures: La Raza Unida Party

Mary Mata January 2, 2012

La Raza Unida Party was established in Crystal City, Texas in 1970 by a group of youth, including José Ángel Gutiérrez and Mario Compean, both organizers for the Mexican American Youth Organization. […]

Latino Sites In NM, CO May Be Added To National Park System

Mary Mata December 26, 2011

A preliminary report released by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis may add several Latino sites in New Mexico and Colorado to the […]

English Language Ed In Colorado Found To Be Inadequate

NewsTaco December 13, 2011

What does it cost to teach English to an immigrant child in the United States? A state district court in Colorado may not have an exact amount, but it knows […]

Tom Tancredo To Raise Tons Of Money Against 14th Amendment

Mary Mata August 19, 2011

Former Colorado congressman and virulently anti-immigrant personality Tom Tancredo has filed paperwork to form the American Legacy Alliance, a political action committee that has one purpose: stemming illegal immigration and […]

Colorado Rep. Calls For English Only Ballots

Mary Mata August 18, 2011

Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman is calling for the rejection of portions of the federal Voting Rights Act calling for providing voters with ballots in more than one language. Coffman said he […]

Latinos In CO, NV & NM Work To Conserve Colorado River

Mary Mata

A group that hopes to conserve the Colorado River and surrounding environment, Nuestro Río, is set to hold several events today in Albuquerque, Denver and Las Vegas to spread their […]

GOP Rep. Calls Obama Racist Name, Says He Didn’t Know

Mary Mata August 2, 2011

Colorado’s Republican representative Doug Lamborn recently called President Barack Obama a “tar baby,” which he later said he didn’t know was a racially derogative word for African-Americans. He later said what he […]

Ken Salazar: Latinos & Obama’s 2012 Pitch

Mary Mata June 27, 2011

At the recent NALEO conference in San Antonio, Texas News Taco had the opportunity to ask U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar about President Obama’s campaign and the importance […]

The Top 10 States With The Largest Latino Populations

Mary Mata June 14, 2011

Looking at the most recent Census data allows us to obtain a clearer picture of how, precisely, Latinos are growing as a population in this country. However, looking at this […]