Wednesday, June 19th, 2013
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco This week, with Justice Scalia writing the majority opinion, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), rejected the Arizona state law, Prop 200, that required voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering for federal elections under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. This decision was praised and
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
By Greg Sargent, Washington Post In a surprise decision, the Supreme Court today ruled that an Arizona state law may not require documentary proof of citizenship from voters. In tossing out this requirement, SCOTUS concluded that this is at odds with federal...
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
What Pundits Don’t Get About the Drop in Latino Voter Turnout By James Aldrete, NewsTaco You put the word “Latino” in front of “data analysis” and it brings with it a heavy dose of Catholic guilt. That’s...
Monday, June 10th, 2013
By David S. Bernstein, Boston Daily Ed Markey today is trotting California congressman Xavier Becerra through the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Hacienda Don Juan in Worcester, and Medina’s Supermarket in Springfield. It’s about time, say a number...
Thursday, June 6th, 2013
By James Aldrete, NewsTaco In PolitiFact, Gardner Selby recently took on Karl Rove’s claim that Texas Republicans get on average 40% of the Latino vote. While I’m sure Rove – known in Texas progressive circles as Darth...
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco 1.4 million more Latinos voted in the 2012 presidential election than in 2008. The number seems to be lost in the latest round of national political speculation. The U.S. Census Bureau issued a...
Tuesday, June 4th, 2013
By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino “Dismal” – that’s how the College Republican National Committee (CRNC) describes their outreach and messaging to young voters, in particular young Latinos, after examining the scathing results of a national survey. Many of these young...
Monday, June 3rd, 2013
PRESS RELEASE A record 11.2 million Latinos voted in the 2012 presidential election, but Latinos’ voter turnout rate continues to lag other groups significantly, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by the Pew Research Center. Overall,...
Monday, June 3rd, 2013
By Dr. Herny Flores, NewsTaco Bueno, the redistricting wars have started again in Texas; they began Wednesday, May 29 in San Antonio. Well, at least the latest chapter of the redistricting wars started? The commencement of the...
Friday, May 24th, 2013
By Forrest Wilder, Texas Observer You hear the question often: Is Texas becoming a blue state? Since President Obama won reelection in November with an emerging Democratic coalition of African-Americans, Latinos, women and young voters, political pundits have...
Friday, May 24th, 2013
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We have tiny attention spans. I won’t expand further, you can Google it yourself; here’s a LINK to get you started. I mention this because it’s been a scant few days since the Cleveland...
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
By Huffington Post Latino Voices Local election officials are less likely to give basic information about voting requirements to Latinos, according to a study released this month. Political science graduate students Julie Faller, Noah Nathan, and Ariel White...
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
By Timothy Spangler, The Guardian Mayoral elections in Los Angeles are typically quite parochial affairs, and this year’s outing is something of an exception. As Angelenos go to the polls today under hazy May skies, everything from jobs to...
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
By Michael Martinez, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) – Voters in the nation’s second-largest city will elect a new mayor Tuesday in a race that will make history and offer a possible indicator on public sentiment toward unions representing municipal...
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