Latinos in the Federal Sector – Still Waiting for Their Concerns to be Heard
Latinos in the Federal Sector – Still Waiting for Their Concerns to be Heard
*While President Obama’s record of appointing Latinos to his cabinet is set to become the best among all U.S. Presidents, the number of Latnos in the federal workforce is abysmally […]
Latino politics in second Obama term: still on outside looking in?
By Angelo Falcon, National Institute for Latino Policy/NBCLatino How do we characterize Latino politics at the national level in the current context of this post-shutdown period? This is significant since our […]
Obama’s Cabinet Nearly Complete, If Not Completely Diverse
By Al Kamen, Washington Post And then there was one. Now that President Obama has announced Penny Pritzker as his pick for commerce secretary and Michael Froman for U.S. trade representative, there’s only a single, lonely vacant slot […]
Obama to Nominate Thomas Perez as Labor Secretary
By Sari Horwitz and Lena H. Sun, Washington Post Thomas E. Perez, the likely nominee to be the next secretary of labor, was introduced to organized labor under traumatic circumstances. Perez was 12 […]
More Diversity Likely in Next Obama Job Selections
By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press/TIME As he prepares to announce a new wave of Cabinet and other senior posts, President Barack Obama is aiming to put a more diverse face on his […]
Secretary LaHood to Leave Obama Cabinet
By Associated Press/Washington Post WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the only Republican still in President Obama’s first-term Cabinet, said Tuesday he plans to leave the Obama administration. Click on […]
Obama Second Term: Sorely in Need of Binders Full of Latinos
By Jill Lawrence, National Journal Click on picture to read story. [Photo by Grand Canyon NPS]
Latino Group says Obama’s Cabinet should have Two Latinos
By Aaron Blake, Washington Post Click on picture to read story. [Photo by The White House]
Interior’s Ken Salazar Stepping Down
By Gloria Borger and Joe Sterling, CNN Click on picture to read story. [Photo by Grand Canyon NPS]
Hilda Solis’ ‘Abrupt’ Resignation Surprises Community
By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi The news that the Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis will be resigning from her post was met with surprise from supporters and analysts. It raised more […]
