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Fiscal Cliff: Are We Really Going to Do Surgery With An Ax?

Mary Mata November 16, 2012

By Lily Eskelsen, NEA We’re all in trouble when I start a sentence with, “… and reasonable people in Congress will find a way get this done…” and the room explodes […]

Rep. Xavier Becerra Seeking Chair of House Democratic Caucus

Mary Mata

Bill O’Reilly Is Right, I Do Want Things

Mary Mata

Fiscal Cliff: Poorest School Districts Stand To Lose The Most

Mary Mata November 15, 2012

By Joy Resmovits, Huffington Post Latino Voices Juandiego Wade is worried. As vice chair of the Charlottesville City School Board in Virginia, he’s responsible for the well-being of its 4,000 students. And […]

Pre-Election Polls Got it Wrong in Florida

Mary Mata

By Casey A. Kolfstad, Latino Decisions Gary Segura recently provided a discussion of how exit polls often misrepresent Latino voters (Badly!), pointing out that exit polls often rely on small samples […]

Latino Money: The Missed Political Story of 2012

NewsTaco November 14, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Here’s something interesting that bubbled up in the wake of last week’s election: 4% of all itemized political contributions this year came from mostly Latino neighborhoods. […]

Latinos Support Legalizing Gay Marriage, Exit Polls Show

Mary Mata

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices Conservatives may have another problem wooing Hispanic voters. Latino voters are more likely than the electorate in general to support gay marriage, according […]