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The Latino Voting Rights Saga: It’s Complicated

NewsTaco January 18, 2012

A three-judge federal panel in Washington will be hearing two weeks’ worth of testimony, starting this week, on Texas’ congressional redistricting maps. Again? If you’re thinking, “Didn’t they already do this?” […]

Fired New Mexico DMV Employee Sues Over “No Spanish” Rule

NewsTaco January 17, 2012

NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: Jan. 9-15, 2012

Mary Mata January 15, 2012

A 2011 Retrospective Of Latino Struggles

Mary Mata January 12, 2012

By Luis A. Martinez As 2011 has come to a close, I reflect on the struggles Latinos across the country have endured this past year. This moment of reflection is […]

Mitt Romney Is Sending Mixed Signals To Latino Voters

Mary Mata

Mitt Romney was acting a bit temperamental  yesterday as he sought votes from  Latinos, particularly in Florida. He proudly released a Spanish language video in which his son Craig spoke […]

Ray Suarez: Arizona, Nevada Will Be Pivotal In 2012 Election

Mary Mata January 11, 2012

By Yvonne Condes One of my journalism heroes is Ray Suarez of PBS NewsHour. On January 4, I was fortunate enough to catch him after a panel on presidential election […]

KKK Recruiting In Oklahoma Doesn’t Go So Well

Mary Mata January 10, 2012

An attempt by members of the United White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, to recruit new “knights” ended up doing a bit of the opposite, […]