By Diana Prieto-Bernal Brothers Francisco and Luis Cervera are navigating today’s new economy with an old idea – tandas, or money pools. Tanda translates into “turn,” and refers to all the people who put money into a tanda having turns
By AJ VicensCronkite News Uncounted after election day: • Early Ballots: Dropped off at polling places on election day. Some ballots turned in prior to election day. • Regular Provisional Ballots: Cast by voters whose names didn’t show up on
By Julia Shumway Cronkite News Source: Pew Center on the States PHOENIX – A Democratic state representative is taking a swipe at Gov. Jan Brewer’s executive order preventing illegal immigrants taking part in the Obama administration’s deferred action program from
By Michelle Peirano Cronkite News Road rating How Arizona fared on implementation of 15 vehicle-safety laws recommended by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. Red is a failing grade and green is a passing grade: • Overall Rating (Red): “State
With leaders in Washington putting gun control as their top domestic agenda in the wake of December’s mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school, data suggests that Latinos are one group that overwhelmingly prefers stricter laws on firearms. According to
By Christina Silvestri Cronkite News PHOENIX – Gov. Jan Brewer told business leaders Friday that her legislative agenda includes simplifying the “complicated and overly burdensome” process behind the state’s transaction privilege tax. The tax is technically assessed for the
By Chloe Brooks Cronkite News The proposal: • Ban ammunition clips larger than 10 rounds. • Repeal a law requiring law enforcement to sell to licensed dealers weapons seized from criminals. • Require background checks for all gun purchasers,
National Latino Organizations Endorse Latino Institute at Premier LGBT Conference Washington, DC – LULAC joins almost 30 LGBT and Latino organizations to co-host Unión=Fuerza, the first ever LGBT Latino Institute at Creating Change, the premier annual organizing and skills-building event
The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced that first generation Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco will participate in the inaugural ceremony for President Barack Obama’s second term. He will be the first Latino poet selected for this prestigious national honor. Past American poets
Here’s what we’re seeing in the national political tealeaves that give hope for immigration reform: Overtures by Republicans, including the rise of Marco Rubio, plus a revitalized gang of eight and new paths to citizenship. Read More: http://www.policymic.com/articles/22006/immigration-reform-2013-4-signs-that-the-tide-is-finally-turning
