Redistricting Roundup: CO, IL, WI, NV, FL & TX

Redistricting Roundup: CO, IL, WI, NV, FL & TX

Mary Mata June 6, 2011

Thought it would be another good time to look at redistricting around the country and how that’s affecting Latinos. We’ve written about some recent cases: Nebraska California Texas and Texas […]

How The Latino Vote Matters In 2012

Mary Mata May 17, 2011

Getting at just exactly how, and by how much, the Latino vote will affect elections across the country in 2012 is a little confusing. Luckily, we have the super duper […]

National Latino Redistricting Roundup

Mary Mata May 6, 2011

We at News Taco have been doing our best to keep you informed of redistricting battles affecting Latino population areas (really redistricting affects all Latinos everywhere, but that’s a pretty […]

Latina To Run For Colorado Democratic Chair

Mary Mata January 11, 2011

Latina Polly Baca announced Monday that she will run for Democratic Chair of Colorado. She’s of Mexican-American descent and was the first Latina to be elected to Colorado’s House of […]

First Latina, Openly Gay Woman On Colorado Supreme Court

Mary Mata December 13, 2010

Monica Marquez became the first Latina, and openly gay, member of the Colorado Supreme Court Saturday. She’s super smart, educated at Yale and Stanford, and her father, retired Colorado Supreme […]

Ask a Mexican vs. Tom Tancredo

Mary Mata November 18, 2010

In something that seems to be right out of a post-modern “Twilight Zone,” Gustavo Arellano of the “Ask a Mexican” column that appears in alternative weeklies across the country and […]