Eye Openers + Nevada Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 9, 2009

Republican Party courting Latinos in Nevada (and elsewhere)

November 4, 2009

Hispanic Women Run for Nevada Office – Several candidates hope to alter the composition of the Nevada State Legislature. There are currently no Hispanic women serving in the legislature, but four have already announced they will run next year

September 24, 2009

A third of Nevada Hispanic households lack member fluent in English

September 15, 2008

Voter registration figures in Clark County (Las Vegas) suggest excitement. Hispanic registration was essentially static between the 2004 and 2006 elections, with about 57 percent of Latinos favoring the Democratic Party. Since 2006, though, Hispanics have increased their ranks in the county by 18,500. Three quarters of those voters registered Democratic.

September 11, 2008

Wax figurines of prominent Hispanic celebrities are on display in a Hispanic Heritage Month exhibit at Madame Tussauds Interactive Wax Attraction. – Las Vegas

August 14, 2008

Voting process clear for Spanish speakers despite typos on sample ballots – Washoe County, Nevada

July 17, 2008

McDonald’s franchisee fined $1 million for hiring illegal immigrants – Nevada

June 3, 2008

Hundreds march in support of DREAM Act – Las Vegas

February 28, 2008

Free speech prevails – A compromise in Esmeralda County ends an unconstitutional English-only policy – Nevada

February 25, 2008

Speak only English on the school bus? – Nevada