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Battle Brewing Over New Fla. Voter-Registration Law
June 08, 2011
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), reacting to outrage voiced by her constituents, this week asked the Department of Justice to block the new law. ...
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Redistricting No Longer A Black-White Issue In Virginia
June 08, 2011
The group, Virginia New Majority, says the map approved by Board of County Supervisors in April does not reflect the county’ s demographics. ...
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TX GOP Accused Of Trying To "Dilute" Latino, Black Representation
June 02, 2011
Despite the fact that Texas’s minority population has grown substantially over the past decade, the Republican proposed map suppresses their influence. ...
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Tornado Victims Fear Immigration Crackdown
June 01, 2011
"They thought we were with the police because of our vests, and they were worried the police would take them back to their home countries." ...
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Illinois Congressional Redistricting Map Still Under Wraps
May 27, 2011
For the second time in 10 days, the Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly have released a redistricting map only to pull it off their website. ...
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Study Shows Hate Crimes Against Latinos On The Rise
May 27, 2011
“The Justice Department study which I asked be carried out has a very disturbing message: Latinos are increasingly under violent attack in our nation.†...
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Minorities A Factor In Drawing Political Lines​
May 26, 2011
Angelo Falcon, president of the National Institute for Latino Policy and a panelist at the summit, questioned why there are no Latino legislators on the committee. ...
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Hispanics Want More From Illinois Redistricting
May 25, 2011
“We believe that HB 3760 does not create a sufficient number of districts for Latino electoral opportunities to comply with the (federal) Voting Rights Act." ...
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Record Number Of Immigration-Related Bills, Resolutions Introduced
May 24, 2011
Although employment, identification/driver’s licenses and law enforcement continue to be top areas of focus. ...
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CA Redistricting: What's at Stake for Blacks
May 23, 2011
California, along with the rest of the states, has to re-configure four category of legislative districts in accordance with the new census numbers. ...
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Report: Most Minorities In College Do Not Graduate
May 20, 2011
We have a long way to go to achieve the levels of student success needed to create one million additional college graduates for California’s workforce needs by 2025.†...
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Minority Leaders Push For Same Sex Marriage
May 19, 2011
A group of New York leaders and elected officials from minority communities put out an open letter supporting gay marriage. ...
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Confederate License Plates A Court Issue
May 16, 2011
John Adams, who heads the Sons in Florida, won a court ruling in March that found the state Legislature was discriminating against the group by denying his application. ...
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South Carolina Passes Controversial Voter ID Bill
May 13, 2011
Voter ID bills have been introduced across the country this legislative season, but South Carolina is only the second state to pass legislation this year. ...
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Planned Parenthood: KS Budget Amendment Undermining Women's Health
May 13, 2011
“It is outrageous that Gov. Brownback will sign a budget bill that will undermine women’s health and deny Planned Parenthood from providing preventive health care.†...
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NY Court Bans Sale Of Tax-Free Cigarettes By Tribes
May 11, 2011
“What this does is, it puts us out of business. It won’t stop people from buying tax-free cigarettes—it will just create a black market, like during Prohibition." ...
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Redistricting Plan Fails To Reflect Surge In Latinos
May 10, 2011
The House map, in contrast to Voter ID and other bogus "ballot security" measures, fails to acknowledge a fundamental fact that is changing the face and future of Texas. ...
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Illinois Withdraws From Federal Immigration Program
May 05, 2011
"Governor Quinn took the state of Illinois one step forward toward sensible solutions for our broken immigration system." ...
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Mississippi Freedom Trail Announced
May 05, 2011
The first of the five pre-selected markers will be officially unveiled in memory of Emmett Till near Bryant’s Store in Money, Miss. ...
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RI Speaker Gives Up On Same-Sex Marriage
April 29, 2011
"As speaker, I understand counting votes and what I can deliver for all of us. And I believe I am delivering rights to us today and it's not killing the cause." ...
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Potent Alcoholic Drinks Look Like Soda, Target Minorities
April 27, 2011
"It clearly looks like soda pop. Also the use of Snoop Dogg, a hugely successful hip-hop artist and music industry mogul, tells me where they're going." ...
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CA Supreme Court Chief: Bench Must Reflect State's Diversity
April 26, 2011
Cantil-Sakauye made headlines as the first Asian, the first Filipino, only the second woman, and one of the youngest to hold this position. ...
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Black Move To Suburbs Good For GOP?
April 25, 2011
"In state after state, it's allowing Republicans to pack more heavily Democratic close-in suburbs into urban black districts to make surrounding districts more Republican." ...
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Many NJ Women Legislators To Be Ousted By Redistricting
April 26, 2011
“In a state where 28% of the current legislature is female, women make up 70% of the legislators who will retire from the legislature as a result of redistricting.†...
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Group Decries Voter ID Requirement
April 22, 2011
"Photo ID requirements would erode the integrity of elections by systematically excluding large groups of eligible voters and place them in second-class status." ...
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Arizona Welcomes Official Tea Party Flag
April 22, 2011
The Gadsden flag will join the same protections that the American and Arizona state flags, the flags of any branch of the military and the flags of any Indian nation have. ...
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A New President, More Uncertainty for Haiti?
April 22, 2011
Mr. Martelly's ascension to the top job over the impoverished nation was unexpected and astonished most. ...
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1 Year Later, Arizona's Immigrant Networks Are Stronger
April 22, 2011
One year after AZ Gov. Jan Brewer signed the bill into law, making it a state crime to be an undocumented immigrant in Arizona, immigrant networks have grown stronger. ...
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Immigration Laws A Complex Issue For Lawmakers
April 21, 2011
State lawmakers said they're forced to take on immigration because the federal government won't do its part. ...
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Black Legislators Head Up Fight Against AZ-Style Immigration Bills
April 20, 2011
As immigrant advocates battle hardline immigration bills in state capitols across the country, they’re receiving crucial support from caucuses of black legislators. ...
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Leaders Convene At White House Over Immigration Reform
April 20, 2011
While we welcome this meeting, the President can and must do more to address our nation’s serious need for immigration reform. ...
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