7 important election night bellwethers These 7 places will tell us where politics is headed. Axios · Nov 8, 2022
CDC: Wide gap in how Blacks, Hispanics were treated for COVID-19 ATLANTA — Dramatically fewer Black and Hispanic adult outpatients were given the leading antiviral medication for COVID-19 than White and non-Hispanics — even as medical professionals knew they were less likely to get equivalent treatment because of long-pervasive racial and ethnic disparities. Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022
DeSantis' Latino support grows as election nears Latinos could help Gov. Ron DeSantis secure his second term as governor and propel him if he runs for president in 2024. Axios · Nov 7, 2022
GOP attack on democracy goes back to '64 Republicans started complaining about "voter fraud" in Black communities 58 years ago. Look where we are now Salon · Nov 7, 2022
The Latino population has exploded in Maryland. Which political party stands to benefit? BALTIMORE — Nicholas Simões Machado thinks it’s time for the Maryland Democratic Party to step up its game when it comes to Latino voters. Tribune News Service · Nov 5, 2022
COVID disrupted decades of progress in math and reading Only 26% of eighth graders performed at or above NAEP proficient level in math, according to the latest scores. USAFacts · Nov 4, 2022
Editorial: The discomfiting reality of life expectancy: It’s about economics and opportunity Life expectancy is down across the United States for the second year in a row — from an average of 77 years in 2020 to 76.1 years in 2021 — with much of the drop attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. But an even more troubling and persistent trend is evident… Tribune News Service · Nov 4, 2022
Celebrating, reflecting and looking to the future after National Hispanic Heritage Month - Roll Call Larry Gonzalez and Teresa Puente join the Equal Time podcast to discuss National Hispanic Heritage Month and challenges facing the community. Roll Call · Oct 31, 2022
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Latino oasis in ruby-red Georgia, and the Hispanic vote ATLANTA — For Zeucis Martinez, life in northwest Georgia has meant straddling two different majorities. Tribune News Service · Oct 30, 2022
Florida Republicans cut further into Democratic support among Hispanics TAMPA — In a nondescript strip mall in suburban Tampa, with a green “Space Available” sign still hanging above the doorway, lies a small battlefield in the tug-of-war for Hispanic voters in Florida. Tribune News Service · Oct 29, 2022
Illinois student test scores remain far below pre-pandemic levels in reading and math Students in all racial and ethnic groups saw their scores drop since 2019, exacerbating historic achievement gaps between white and Asian students and other students of color. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 27, 2022
In Florida’s most Hispanic district, Latina politicians spar over immigration and socialism MIAMI — Not three weeks had passed since Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis made headlines all over the country after taking credit for sending planes full of mostly undocumented Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard when U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar — a Cuban American freshman congresswoman from Miami — addressed… Miami Herald · Oct 27, 2022
How Republicans’ ground operation with Hispanics could deliver Miami-Dade for DeSantis MIAMI — Becoming a U.S. citizen was not at the top of Ovidio Rodriguez’s to-do list this year, though the Hialeah resident recently became eligible to apply after leaving Cuba five years ago. Miami Herald · Oct 27, 2022
Clouted owner of senior home fined $1,500 after 3 residents died during hot spell as heat was left running inside their building Newly released autopsy results show the primary cause of death for all three women was “environmental heat exposure due to hot residential building during heat-related weather event.” Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 27, 2022
The Texas Tribune · Oct 26, 2022 Republican Mayra Flores rejected from all-Democratic Hispanic caucus The Congressional Hispanic Caucus bylaws explicitly block Republicans from joining due to major policy differences between members in the past.
Miami Herald · Oct 24, 2022 DeSantis is favored by most Hispanic voters — even some Florida Democrats, new poll shows MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis has an advantage among Hispanic voters over his Democratic opponent Charlie Crist, according to a new poll for Telemundo/ LX News. A majority also said they supported the Republican governor’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hurricane Ian response, housing, insurance issues — and his…
Reason · Oct 23, 2022 I've Read Harvard's Brief in the Pending Racial Preferences Case, and I Have a Question Here is the first sentence of the second paragraph in Harvard's brief:This Court has consistently held that universities conducting such holistic review need not ignore that a person's race—like their home state, national origin, family background, or interests—is part of who they are, and that in seeking the benefits of…
Tribune News Service · Oct 23, 2022 3 reasons Ron DeSantis is going to win in November, and 3 reasons he’ll lose TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be the biggest favorite in a Florida governor’s race in more than a decade.
The Texas Tribune · Oct 21, 2022 For Republicans, winning Hispanic voters will be a bigger fight than South Texas Nearly half of Hispanic Texans live in the state’s five largest counties, a voting bloc Democrats cannot afford to lose as they struggle to compete in the state’s vast rural areas.
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022 COVID-19 linked to increase in US pregnancy-related deaths COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims
USAFacts · Oct 19, 2022 What are the demographics of Hispanic voters? In six states, over 20% of the voting-age population identified as Hispanic in 2020.
The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2022 Democrats and Republicans fight to make inroads with Latinos ahead of midterms Hispanic voters could tip the scales next month in a number of battleground states
The Guardian - US · Oct 14, 2022 ‘Keeps me up at night’: fear of serial killer petrifies California communities Seven slayings in Stockton and Oakland, with the killer still at large, have shocked the majority Latino residents of the two cities
Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022 ‘We have woken up’: Georgia GOP looks to make inroads with Latino electorate ATLANTA — For a moment in late September, Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker’s attention was on Mojitos — a Cuban restaurant in Gwinnett County packed with dozens of supporters, many Hispanic.
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022 In Milwaukee, Latinos fed up with crime weigh GOP appeal On Milwaukee’s largely Hispanic, working-class south side, voters are fed up with rampant lawlessness