Essentials + New Mexico Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

October 26, 2009

New Mexican Hotel owner tells Hispanic workers to change names (to Anglicize)

October 12, 2009

In New Mexico, a majority Hispanic state, a 54% high school dropout rate translated to 13,800 young people in 2008. – Meeting addresses Hispanic education ‘crisis’

October 2, 2009

Hispanic farmers voice discrimination concerns – In N.M. visit, agriculture secretary gets an earful on USDA loan practices

September 8, 2009

Hispanic women make legal history in New Mexico

August 27, 2009

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and former high-ranking members of his administration won’t be criminally charged in a yearlong federal investigation into pay-to-play allegations – this derailed his appointment as commerce secretary in President Barack Obama’s administration.

January 4, 2009

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has withdrawn his name from consideration as commerce secretary for President-elect Barack Obama, citing an ongoing investigation about business dealings in his state.

December 10, 2008

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it will give nearly $70 million in grants to aid Hispanic education efforts concentrating in New York City, New Mexico and California.

December 3, 2008

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will be named President-elect Barack Obama’s Commerce Secretary at a Chicago press conference

November 25, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama has chosen New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be commerce secretary, adding a prominent Hispanic and one-time Democratic rival to his expanding Cabinet.

November 12, 2008

Bill Richardson Gets Backing For Secretary of State Post

November 7, 2008

Eduardo Diaz, executive director of the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, was appointed yesterday to lead the Smithsonian Latino Center.

November 5, 2008

Latinos are responsible for Obama’s victory in New Mexico and contributed strongly to his margins in Nevada and Colorado.

October 27, 2008

Barack Obama told a throng of supporters at the University of New Mexico Saturday night that Latino voters could make the difference not only in key Western states but “all across the country.”

October 2, 2008

Candid Obama urges Hispanic voters to flex their muscles – With New Mexico among the Democrats’ key target states, campaigners know a strong turnout from traditional voters is crucial to success on November 4

September 26, 2008

The chairman of the Republican Party in New Mexico’s most populous county, Fernando C de Baca, resigned Thursday, nearly a week after saying “Hispanics consider themselves above blacks” and won’t vote for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

August 6, 2008

Hispanics make up about half of new HIV/AIDS infections in New Mexico