Category: Hot News, State/National News
Governor’s Task Force on Worker Exploitation Holds First Meeting
Oct 14, 2015
By Staff Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “Task Force to Combat Worker Exploitation” met for the first time in New York City,...
State Delegation Heads to Puerto Rico to Assist with Medicaid Program
Oct 12, 2015
By Staff Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul, Secretary of State Cesar Perales, and State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker M.D., will make a...
New Research Shows That Hispanics are More Likely to Purchase from Mobile Devices
Oct 08, 2015
Recent market studies have shown a notable trend of Hispanic-Americans making more purchases on their mobile devices than other ethnic...
Recent Study Exposes the Disturbing Plight of Latino Workers in America
Sep 30, 2015
The harsh realities of the industries that employ many Latino workers are leading to shockingly high rates of injury and death, according...
Gov. Cuomo Calls for Increased Gun Control
Sep 14, 2015
By Staff In the wake of the shooting of Carey Gabay, an aide in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration, Sept. 7, the governor has...
New York Set to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
Jul 23, 2015
By Staff A state wage board appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo recommended July 22 that the minimum wage for fast-food chain restaurant...
NY Immigrant Advocates: All Eyes on New Orleans Hearing
Jul 22, 2015
The fate of President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration is in the hands of a federal appeals court in New Orleans, but plenty...
‘The Debt Is Not Payable,’ Puerto Rico’s Governor Says Regarding the Territory’s $72 Billion Debt
Jul 02, 2015
Puerto Rican Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla recently announced that Puerto Rico is dangerously close to entering a “death...
U.S. Has Second Largest Number of Spanish-Language Speakers, Report Finds
Jul 01, 2015
By Staff According to a report published by Instituto Cervantes, an organization affiliated with the Spanish government, the number...
Obama Announces Restoration of U.S. Diplomatic Ties with Cuba
Jul 01, 2015
By Staff President Barack Obama has announced the U.S. will re-establish a diplomatic relationship with Cuba for the first time in...