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GOP Convention Launches New Innovative Smartphone App
CLEVELAND, July 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The RNC 2016: Official App is now available for download in the Apple Store and Google Play store. This app is your gateway into the world of the 2016 Republican National Convention. ...
ACC Launches Issue Ads Highlighting Sen. Rubio
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The American Chemistry Council (ACC) announced today that it has launched advertisements commending Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for his support of policies that create jobs and grow the ...
Reminder: July 1 Deadline for Employers to Participate in AB 1513’s Safe Harbor from...
OAKLAND, California, June 27, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) today reminds employers of the July 1 deadline to notify DIR of their intention to make back payments to piece-rate workers in ...
Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, President of National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), Makes Statement on...
SACRAMENTO, California, June 23, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), the world's largest Hispanic Christian organization, which serves as a ...
Puerto Rico General Obligation Bondholders Release New Proposal for Consensual Deal on GO Debt
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Certain General Obligation (GO) Bondholders of Puerto Rico have made a new proposal to Commonwealth officials for the restructuring of Puerto Rico's GO bonds. Under this new proposal, ...
National Puerto Rican Coalition to Florida Senators: Oppose Cloture; Vote ‘No’ on PROMESA
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Today, the National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC) released the following statement urging United States Senators to vote 'no' the egregious Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and ...
Democratic National Convention Committee to Convene Midwest Democratic Platform Meeting
PHILADELPHIA, June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- On Friday, June 24th and Saturday, June 25th at the St. Louis Grand Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, the 2016 Democratic Platform Drafting Committee will hold its final meeting, and ...
National Puerto Rican Coalition to Senators: Oppose Cloture; Vote ‘No’ on PROMESA
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Today, the National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC) released the following statement urging United States Senators to vote 'no' the egregious Puerto Rico Oversight, Management ...
California Senate GO Committee Passes AB 1554 to Ban Powdered Alcohol
SACRAMENTO, California, June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Alcohol Justice and the California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) are reporting that the Senate Governmental Organization Committee unanimously passed AB 1554 today. The ...
National Association of Letter Carriers endorses Hillary Clinton for president
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), announced today that the NALC Executive Council has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president ot the ...
Puerto Rican Voters Send Message to Washington: No PROMESA
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- In response to the results of the Puerto Rico primary elections, Alfonso Aguilar, President of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, released this statement:
"Yesterday's ...
Antonio Villaraigosa Launches ‘Building Bridges, Not Walls’ Committee
Voter Activation Effort Will Empower Californians to Engage in Electoral Process Around the Nation
LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Former Los Angeles Mayor and Speaker of the California State Assembly Antonio ...
Democratic National Convention Committee Announces Series of Platform Hearings Across the Country
PHILADELPHIA, May 27, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Platform Drafting Committee Chair Elijah Cummings (D-MD) today announced a series of Democratic Platform hearings ...
Hispanic Evangelicals Point Presidential Candidates To Issues That Matter Most: Education, Life, Religious Liberty,...
SACRAMENTO, California, May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC/CONEL), the nation's leading organization for 16 million Hispanic American Evangelicals, drew the attention of ...
Democratic National Convention Announces Second in Series of Free Workshops for Local Small Businesses
PHILADELPHIA, May 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Democratic National Convention, the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GPHCC), and the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia (AACCGP) will be ...
Quotes from NGO Official Sean Callahan Ahead of May Global Summits
BALTIMORE, May 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Ahead of the World Humanitarian and the G-7 summits this month, Catholic Relief Services' (CRS) Chief Operating Officer, Sean Callahan, urges cooperation among governments to immediately ...
Court of Appeal Strikes Down Law That Barred Worker Access to the Courts
FRESNO, California, May 10, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The California Court of Appeal yesterday turned back efforts by the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) to bar farm workers from exercising their constitutional right to ...
PUERTO RICO LIMPIO sends letter to Congressman to warn about the crisis at the...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 10, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The multi-sectoral citizen's group Puerto Rico Limpio sent a letter to Congressman Raúl Grijalva, Ranking Member of the U.S. House Committee on National Resources, to warn ...
Labor Commissioner Accepting Applications from Port Trucking Companies for Motor Carrier Employer Amnesty Program
OAKLAND, California, May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Labor Commissioner's Office is accepting applications for the Motor Carrier Employer Amnesty Program (AB 621) from eligible commercial trucking companies performing drayage ...
Energy Is A Latino Issue: Hispanic State Legislators Stress Role Community Plays In This...
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) concluded a successful two-day Energy & Environment Summit, which was held in Washington, DC, that brought together ...
2016 U.N. Correspondents Association Awards For Best Journalistic Coverage Of The United Nations And...
WINNERS WILL BE HONORED AT GALA EVENT BY THE U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16th 2016 AT CIPRIANI WALL STREET, NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, April 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The United Nations Correspondents Association ...
Rev. Tony Suarez Joins Key Congressional and Evangelical Leaders to Discuss 2016 Priorities
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Evangelical leader Rev. Tony Suarez, executive vice president of The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC)/CONEL, the world's largest Hispanic Christian ...
Supermajority of States Bans Powdered Alcohol
SAN FRANCISCO, April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Alcohol Justice reports that 31 states have now legislated or regulated complete bans on powdered alcohol, and California is well on the way to do the same. Today, the California ...
First Ever Civil Rights, Environmental Justice, Conservation Coalition Announces Recommended Policies To Foster Inclusive...
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- On the eve of the Centennial of the National Park Service, an unprecedented effort to increase inclusion and representation of America's communities of color in our national parks and ...
Sec. Salazar Headlines Energy & Environment Summit This Week Convened By Hispanic State Legislators...
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Representative Ángel Cruz (PA), President of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL), announced the convening of NHCSL's 2016 Energy and Environment Summit, which ...
