Politics + Washington Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 13, 2009
The need for immigration reform topped the list of concerns that Latino leaders brought Thursday to Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., who held an hour-long “listening” session at a senior center in the Lower Yakima Valley.
November 5, 2009
Hispanic Voter Turnout Remains Low – voter turnout rate of just 21% in Yakima, WA
March 13, 2009
Latinos head to Olympia for Legislative Day
September 16, 2008
Franklin County elections officials are working to organize a bilingual candidate and information forum next month in an attempt to increase voter participation among the Hispanic community. – Washington State
September 11, 2008
Omar Sanchez, 23, of Pasco, equipped himself with a backpack, sneakers, a neighborhood map and a voters list. As a field organizer for the Washington State Democratic Party’s Latino Vote Project, that’s about all he needed Wednesday to set out on foot to target a key demographic: Latinos who are registered to vote but haven’t done so before.
September 3, 2008
Washington Hispanic Delegate from Tri-Cities at Republican Convention
August 14, 2008
Spanish Radio Rocks the Vote – Pasco, Washington – (interesting 1st line: “The higher the Hispanic population, the lower the voter turnout, according to statistics from the Washington Secretary of State’s office.”)
August 8, 2008
Coming on the heels of a Seattle visit on John McCain’s behalf by U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez yesterday, Sen. McCain’s campaign today announced the Washington Hispanics for McCain group, a statewide organization hoping to boost the presumptive Republican nominee’s support among Evergreen State Hispanics
August 6, 2008
A trio of Latino Vote Project workers is pounding the sidewalks six days a week in a mobilization effort never before seen in Yakima County – Washington
August 3, 2008
Going Door To Door To Get The Latino Vote in Yakima, Washington
July 29, 2008
Washington’s secretary of state’s Elections Division is sending out 3,500 voter registration forms printed in Spanish in an effort to reach out to Spanish-speaking voters.
July 23, 2008
Washington State Democrats Plan to Expand Their Base with the Latino Voter Project
July 14, 2008
First Hispanic councilwoman sworn in – Wenatchee, Washington
June 2, 2008
With Hispanic help, Democrats hope to win in Eastern Washington – Vickie Ybarra would be the first Hispanic ever elected to the Legislature from Yakima.
May 27, 2008
A Washington town confronts its language barrier – In a program seen as a bellwether, the Justice Department steps in with a formal plan to bridge the English-Spanish divide in Mattawa.
February 11, 2008
Spanish Radio Pushing To Get Hispanic Voters To The Polls – Washington
January 28, 2008
Where’s Hispanic outreach? – One radio station in Central Washington state offered two minutes of airtime to any candidate
January 14, 2008
Hispanic leaders expect voices to be heard – Yakima, Washington
November 30, 2007
Young conservative fills 18th District seat – Clark and Cowlitz counties, Washington state – Jaime Herrera,
August 13, 2007
Mexican consulate stays out of the fray – Seattle
June 4, 2007
Like many people, state Hispanics find immigration bill controversial – Washington State
May 9, 2007
Protesters Show Up When Hispanic Leaders Announce Plans to Boycott I-966 – Yakima, Washington
February 13, 2007
Hispanic (voter & political) participation studied – Sunnyside, Washington
February 2, 2007
Washington State Legislators Introduce Official English Legislation
January 10, 2007
Health plan for children of illegal immigrants draws ire of GOP – Washington State
December 6, 2006
Minutemen press immigration ordinance – Kennewick, Washington
Class finds Washington Hispanics lack political representation
