New Mexico

Bill Richardson: I’m “afraid” of Marco Rubio

Bill Richardson: I’m “afraid” of Marco Rubio Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says that he is afraid of Marco Rubio’s ability to cut into President Obama’s Latino support.

Susana Martinez: What New Mexico’s governor can teach the GOP

Susana Martinez: What New Mexico’s governor can teach the GOP Why the country’s first Latina governor might be Mitt’s best veep pick.

Hispanic voters hold key to 2012 Electoral College map

Hispanic voters hold key to 2012 Electoral College map A Pew Research Center poll found the president leading Romney among Hispanics 67 percent to 27 percent.

Republicans beef up Latino outreach efforts (Video)

Republicans beef up Latino outreach efforts (Video) Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus announced his organization is putting six Latino outreach coordinators into battleground states.

Pundits are “muy equivocados” (very wrong) to compare NM Gov. Susana Martinez with Sarah Palin

Pundits are “muy equivocados” (very wrong) to compare NM Gov. Susana Martinez with Sarah Palin Excited speculation is shifting to who will be the vice president and one of those under speculation is New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez

NM tourism ad seeks “light-skinned” Hispanics

NM tourism ad seeks “light-skinned” Hispanics New Mexico's new tourism ad has set traditional and social media was abuzz over the ad's "real people" casting notice, which called for Caucasian or "light-skinned" Hispanics to star in the spot.

Author leads caravan to “smuggle” removed books into Arizona

Author leads caravan to “smuggle” removed books into Arizona Latino activists calling themselves the librotraficantes are marching their caravan of books through Texas and New Mexico to Arizona in protest of the discontinuation of the Mexican-American Studies course in Tucson.

Gov. Luis Fortuño says Latino VP would help GOP win Latino vote

Gov. Luis Fortuño says Latino VP would help GOP win Latino vote A Hispanic of national stature on the GOP presidential ticket would help the party rebuild bridges with the community and harness the Latino vote, the Governor of Puerto Rico said.

Univision, Disney working on deal to create a 24-hour English news channel

Univision, Disney working on deal to create a 24-hour English news channel Univision and Disney are in talks to create a 24-hour news channel for Latinos in English, said two sources close to the negotiations.

The rise of the Hispanic super-PAC

The rise of the Hispanic super-PAC There’s a new phenomenon in Washington: the Hispanic super-PAC, which aims to give political voice to the nation’s fastest-growing demographic.

Downturn recasts National Hispanic Cultural Center

Downturn recasts National Hispanic Cultural Center As the economy turned sour and New Mexico state lawmakers cut funding for museums, the National Hispanic Cultural Center has had to transition and institute painful cost-saving measures.

How the GOP could gain the elusive Latino vote

How the GOP could gain the elusive Latino vote Republican political lore has it that Latinos are natural GOP voters, but voting patterns have shown a different reality – so far

GOP beefs up Hispanic outreach as anti-immigration rhetoric intensifies

GOP beefs up Hispanic outreach as anti-immigration rhetoric intensifies The Republican Party is beefing up its minority outreach nationwide amid concerns that tough immigration rhetoric in the presidential primary is taking on an increasingly anti-Hispanic tone.

Latino sites identified as potential national parks

Latino sites identified as potential national parks Continuing his push to identify more historic sites important to the nation’s Hispanics, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is touting a new report identifying several sites tied to Latino heritage that could one day become national parks or historic landmarks.

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