Fear of losing Federal money and reps, Mayor pushes city to complete census
Leave your thoughtsMayor Bill de Blasio brought together people from all ethnic and religious background in a call to complete the census…
Category: Civic Engagement & Voter Power
In ‘Most Historic and Productive’ Session, Albany Democrats Move Extensive Agenda to Transform New York
Leave your thoughtsJust after it ended, Governor Andrew Cuomo deemed 2019’s “the most productive legislative session in modern history” at a news…
Driver’s Licenses for the Undocumented Are Approved in Win for Progressives
Leave your thoughtsThe vote in the New York Legislature came after the issue had splintered Democrats, with suburban moderates objecting. ALBANY —…
Latinos in Islip Push to Have Town Divided Into Council Districts
Leave your thoughtsFirst came Hempstead. Could Islip’s at-large system of electing town council members be next? Plaintiffs in civil suit ask federal…
Supreme Court girds for fight over Trump census citizenship question
Leave your thoughtsNEW YORK (Reuters) – Sitting on a working-class commercial strip in the shadows of an above-ground rail line, a group…
The lag in Latino political representation
Leave your thoughtsRecent years have seen only slight improvement in the number of Latino elected officials. Instead of a “blue wave” or…
Esta es la hora límite para registrarse para votar
Leave your thoughtsHace un mes más de 1.5 millones de personas salieron a votar en las elecciones primarias en Nueva York. Aunque…
Local advocates focus on push to register minority, immigrant voters
Leave your thoughtsJust hours after taking the Oath of Allegiance to become a U.S. citizen at the Alfonse D’Amato U.S. Courthouse in Central…
National Voter Registration Day: Get your questions answered and sign up to vote!
Leave your thoughtsNEW YORK (WABC) –WABC-TV, Hispanic Federation and Univision are joining forces to raise awareness about the upcoming National Voter Registration…
Inmigrantes en NY ven el voto como arma de defensa contra atropellos de Trump
Leave your thoughtsNuevos ciudadanos y jóvenes nacidos en NYC que votarán en las primarias, aseguran que los comicios son una manera de…