Puerto Rico To Hold Referendum On Statehood, Independence
Puerto Rico To Hold Referendum On Statehood, Independence
On Wednesday, Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño approved a two–part referendum that will get the ball rolling on whether the island wants to change its status. Both parts of the […]
Latino Salt Lake County Mayor Candidate Wants To Rep Everyone
Ross Romero has lived a set of several different lives in his hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah. Recently, he told NewsTaco that his varied experience in his hometown — […]
Navajo Congressional Candidate Focused On Jobs In Arizona
Wenona Benally Baldenegro would be the first Navajo woman to serve in Congress if elected to congressional district 1, in 2012. The district encompasses Flagstaff, as well as 11 Indian […]
The Hispanic Republican Caucus: Latino Voters “Unwinnable”
By Anthony Gutierrez, Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Democratic Party The Chair of the Hispanic Republican Conference (HRC) in Texas, Republican State Representative Aaron Peña, recently announced his retirement from the […]
Latinos Don’t Have To Pick One Political Identity
By María Cardona Last week’s Republican debate brought some interesting surprises. As a Latina Democrat, the biggest one I saw wasNewt Gingrich’s defense of a legalization program for undocumented immigrants who […]
How Texas’ Redistricting Lawsuit Really Went Down
A lawsuit over new state and congressional districts that disenfranchised Latino voters in Texas just wrapped up. A panel of three federal judges redrew the map for the upcoming 2012 […]
Nebraska County Refuses To Print Ballots In Spanish
By Dustin Mendus Dodge County, Nebraska, is not going to produce any bilingual ballots for next election year and beyond, despite the population being 10% Hispanic. The county clerk, Fred Mytty, told supervisors on […]
Group In Arizona Explores Brewer Recall
The group behind the historic recall of SB 1070 sponsor Russell Pearce is currently gathering feedback from voters on whether a recall of AZ Governor Jan Brewer should be attempted in 2012. […]
Obama Campaign Brings On National Latino Vote Director
The Obama campaign hired Texas native Adrian Saenz to be the National Latino Vote Director last week, part of the campaign’s efforts to drive the Latino vote in 2012. While […]
Texas Redistricting Maps Boost Latino Seats
By Michael Li The three-judge panel in Washington released its interim map proposals for the state house and senate today. The maps can be found here The senate map is Plan […]