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Beer Wholesalers Pushing Controversial Voter ID Laws
By Paul Abowd, The Center for Public Integrity Some of America’s best known brands are dropping their membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council at least partly in response to controversy […]
4 Awesome Latinas To Know For Women’s History Month
Latinas are so often filtered through the media’s racist and narrow lens. According to the TV, we are sexy, spicy, angry, submissive, and/or really skilled at cleaning. Sometimes we wear […]
Outgoing Hispanic Congressional Chair: There’s Still Lots To Do
San Antonio, Texas — Outgoing Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair and Texas Congressman Charlie Gonzalez is currently working on a graceful exit, given that he has chosen not to seek reelection, […]
Stop SB 458, Georgia’s Anti-DREAM Act
By Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO Matters concerning the prosperity and future of our state and those concerning children should be absolutely void of political theatrics. Unfortunately, some Georgia […]
NewsTaco Roundup: February 13 – 19, 2012
We had a great mix of stories this week. There were a pair of Latino professors who were awarded the National Humanities Medal, tips for Latina teens, chicken tortilla soup, […]
I Don’t Want To Be The Model Minority For The American Dream
I’m tired of having to explain to white folks that many people in my working class Mexican community cannot persevere no matter how hard they may try. I’m often met […]
Cecilia Muñoz To “Lead” Immigration Reform, Puerto Rico Status
As we reported earlier today, Cecilia Muñoz has been appointed Director of The White House Domestic Policy Council, replacing Melody Barnes. Although she told the Wall Street Journal that her appointment would not […]
Redistricting Wars Are Really A Fight Over Who Gets Power
Why is the Texas redistricting process such a mess? The answer is not simple, except for the fact that these redistricting wars are at the foundation for the political control […]
Kansas’ Attempts To Move DREAMers Into The Workplace
It’s LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin’s job to focus on Latinos and other minorities as the Director for the Multicultual Engineering Program at Kansas State University. But, in the course of doing her […]
Latina Comedian Jesenia Bailey Creates Her Own Showcase
Jesenia Bailey found her way into a career in comedy in the most unlikely way — by doing as everything else first. She’s the co-creator and co-producer of the Latino […]