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L.A.’s First Latina Councilwoman In 25 Years Talks About Making History

Mary Mata August 16, 2013

By Adriana Maestas, Fox News Latino She is the first Latina to serve on the Los Angeles City Council in a quarter century – the second one in history to […]

New American south: Latinos make mark in an Appalachian city

Mary Mata August 15, 2013

Pew Hispanic Center Renamed Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project

Mary Mata August 14, 2013

New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Non-English Speakers Can Be Jurors

Mary Mata

By Fox News Latino New Mexico’s top court ruled that citizens in the heavily Hispanic state who don’t speak English still have the right to serve on a jury. The […]

Gov. Chris Christie Nominates Latino To New Jersey Supreme Court

Mary Mata August 13, 2013

By Fox News Latino Gov. Chris Christie, who has battled the Democrat-controlled state Senate over Supreme Court nominations, has picked a county judge who, if confirmed, would be only the […]

NC Governor Signs Measure Requiring Voter ID

Mary Mata

By Tom Foreman Jr., Associated Press/ABC News North Carolina’s governor on Monday quietly signed a measure into law that overhauls the state’s election laws to require government-issued photo IDs at […]

Officer who slapped Latina at parade gets job back

Mary Mata

By Vernon Clark, Philadelphia Inquirer The Philadelphia police officer seen on videotape slapping a woman and knocking her to the ground after last year’s Puerto Rican Day Parade in North Philadelphia, […]