The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. Now a bipartisan gang wants to put it back together.
The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. Now a bipartisan gang wants to put it back together.
By Dylan Matthews, The Washington Post It’s rare that you can get Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and John Conyers (D-Mich.) to agree on much of anything. The former, after all, introduced […]
Lessons on the Power of the Latino Vote
By Latinovations After Tuesday’s governor elections, Republicans in Congress established that there must be a better way to alter the landscape for their party after recognizing the strategic importance of Latinos […]
Will San Diego have its first Latino mayor?
By Craig Gustafson, U-T San Diego Bob Filner won last year’s mayoral contest with overwhelming support from Latinos who often chanted “Sí se puede” (Yes we can) at his campaign stops, […]
Government shutdown begins
By Lori Montgomery, Paul Kane and Debbi Wilgoren, Washington Post The U.S. government on Tuesday began to shut down for the first time in 17 years, after a Congress bitterly divided over President Obama’s signature health-care […]
Federal shutdown looming; more than 150,000 Latino federal workers
By Suzanne Gamboa , NBCLatino The dark clouds of a government shutdown loomed over Washington Monday with government offices preparing to shut down in the coming hours while waiting for Congress […]
The Effect of Protests on Latino Political Attitudes Towards Government
By LD Guest Blogger Sophia J. Wallace, Michael Jones- Correa And Chris Zepeda-Millan, Latino Decisions Academics, media pundits, and activists alike have often pointed to the policy and institutional changes that […]
Latino voters eyeing lawmakers on immigration
By Brian Bennett, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — A significant majority of Latino voters list immigration overhaul as a crucial issue and would be less likely to support a candidate who blocked […]
How Wendy Davis and Latinos could turn Texas blue, or not
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The big news out of Texas, “leaked” before it was “ready,” is that Wendy Davis will run for Governor. Some background: Wendy Davis is Senator Wendy […]
Get set, Ready, and Go Obamacare
By Latinovations Despite a recent vote to unravel President Barack Obama’s health care law, Obamacare remains good to go and is expected to benefit an estimated 10 million eligible Latinos […]
Deported Vets
By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA Serving in the military can help immigrants gain U.S. citizenship. But vets who commit crimes may find themselves deported despite their service to the country. […]
