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Photo: Roberto Jovel prepares lettuce for Salvadoreño Restaurant’s dishes in Phoenix in September 2021 Latinos played a crucial role in keeping the U.S. economy humming during the peak of the pandemic, a new report says. As state and city governments mandated COVID-19 related shutdowns across the country, both Latino and non-Latino workforces saw declines, but
“We, as parents, refuse to be plunged into chaos due to the incompetence and lack of planning.” Keri Rodrigues — my friend, colleague, a partner in fighting for education justice, and founder of the organization I am proud to represent — captured precisely what millions of families were thinking as kids headed back to school.
Arizona life expectancy fell by 2.5 years in 2020, posting one of the steepest drops in a nation that saw the sharpest declines in lifespans since World War II, according to a new report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report Tuesday said life expectancy in Arizona fell from 78.8 years in 2019 to
As a Dallas County commissioner, Elba Garcia represents some 670,000 people — nearly the population of a congressional district. The majority of her constituents are Latino and live in the fast-growing suburbs west of Dallas, where they share worries about managing growth, schools and access to health care. Garcia is the area’s voice on the
It’s a familiar refrain among California’s recall watchers: 2021 is not 2003. Yes, the state again is in the middle of a recall election that could remove the Democratic governor from office. But today’s California electorate looks far different than it did 18 years ago: It’s less Republican, more Latino and Asian, and younger —