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HISTORIC WASHINGTON VOTING RIGHTS SETTLEMENT IN FAVOR OF LATINO VOTERS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, WASHINGTON

Latino voters, working with the UCLA Voting Rights Project, recently succeeded in their Washington Voting Rights Act claim. Starting 2024,Franklin County Commission seats will be elected utilizing single-member districts.

UCLA Voting Rights Project in Tri-City Herald: “Franklin County lawsuit settlement looks to give Latino voters more of a voice”

The new agreement retains the recently approved maps that keeps most of east Pasco, which is heavily Latino, inside of a single district rather than being divided among all three districts, said UCLA Voting Rights Project attorneys. District 2 is presently represented by Rocky Mullen, who was elected to a four-year term in 2020.

Matt Barreto in AP News: “NEW POLL: Cost of Living, Economy, and Housing are priorities for California Latinos Ahead of 2022 Midterm Elections”

“This poll shows that Latino voters in California still lean heavily in favor of progressive policy solutions, but Democrats are underperforming the 2022 ballot because Latinos report very low levels of information about what both political parties are currently doing,” said Matt Barreto, President of BSP Research and UCLA Professor.

Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas in LA Progressive: “L.A. County’s Project Internet: Bringing High-Speed Internet to Poor Communities”

At UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Initiative, director of research Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas also gave the county plan positive reviews. He argues the county can overcome its lack of expertise in internet service provision with its plan to partner with private firms. He also said that the county’s entry into the market could bring down costs and improve service, especially if it offered plans to higher-income customers.

David Hayes-Bautista en El Diario: “Aportación latina en EE.UU. sería la 7a economía más grande del mundo si fuera independiente” (Spanish)

David Hayes-Bautista, académico de la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles (UCLA), presentó el 2021 U.S. Latino GDP Report, en el que señala que las aportaciones de latinos en EE.UU. son una gran fuerza y que si fueran una economía independiente, serían la séptima más grande del mundo, compartiendo el sitio con Francia y aventajando a Brasil, Italia y Canadá.

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