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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 ...
HITN-TV: Latino Vote Will Influence 2016 Election!
BROOKLYN, New York, April 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- In a year where a record breaking 27.3 Million Hispanics will be able to vote, The Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN) announced today the launch of Tu ...
California Ag Labor Board Grants UFW’s Request to Void Decertification Election and Destroy Employee...
FRESNO, California, April 16, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Gerawan family today released the following statement in response to the April 15, 2016 decision by the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board to set aside a ...
Nation’s Ophthalmologists Visit Congress to Address Policy Issues Affecting Medical and Surgical Eye Care
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- More than 400 eye physicians and surgeons representing the American Academy of Ophthalmology are in Washington, D.C., to engage Congress on key issues affecting the care of millions ...
American Academy of Ophthalmology Honors Five Members of Congress for Efforts to Ensure Quality...
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The American Academy of Ophthalmology is honoring five Members of Congress for their outstanding legislative efforts to advance the quality of eye care available in the United States. ...
Trump Should Issue Plan to Make Social Security Financially Sound, AARP NY 50+ Voter...
ALBANY, N.Y., April 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Donald Trump is the only presidential candidate who has not laid out a plan to make Social Security financially sound for future generations – and 88% of New York's undecided ...
Puerto Rico Named as Test Site in Preparation for the 2020 Census
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that it plans to conduct a test census in selected areas within Puerto Rico beginning February 2017. The Census Bureau will test new ...
Gruma/Mission Foods contributes US$4 million dollars to create a Mexico-Texas bilateral relations center
DALLAS, April 7, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The President and CEO of Gruma, Juan González Moreno and the President of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Gerald Turner, today signed an agreement to create The Mission ...
Main Street Bondholders Applauds Growing Support in Puerto Rico for Protection of Constitutional Bondholders
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Main Street Bondholders applauds the ongoing support from leading Puerto Rican elected officials in support of a consensual solution to Puerto Rico's debt crisis despite actions by ...
New Spanish Campaign and Portal for Fire Prevention Information
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- As summer approaches, wildfires increase. The USDA Forest Service and Hispanic Communications Network-La Red Hispana (HCN) are joining forces to launch a series of Spanish-language ...
Using Cesar Chavez’s legacy to push Latino political participation during a season of anti-immigrant...
LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- With the presidential election increasingly degenerating into ugly appeals to prejudice against Latinos and immigrants, the Cesar Chavez Foundation is using its 2016 Legacy ...
Cal/OSHA Cites ExxonMobil for Failing to Repair Equipment that Exposed Workers to Dangerous Chemical...
SANTA ANA, California, March 4, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Cal/OSHA issued citations to ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company today after it discovered the company did not repair faulty equipment at its Torrance refinery for four ...
Main Street Bondholders Launches New Ad Campaign Warning about Treasury’s Plan for Puerto Rico...
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Tomorrow, Main Street Bondholders launches a new advertising campaign exposing the Obama Administration's radical restructuring plan for Puerto Rico headed by Treasury Secretary ...
AARP Endorses Governor Cuomo’s Paid Family Leave Proposal to Help Family Caregivers
ALBANY, New York, March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- AARP today endorsed Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposal to create a paid family leave law that would be stronger than any already on the books to help New York's family caregivers, ...
Congress Should Reject Backdoor Bailout for Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- In a letter sent to Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan yesterday, the Center for Individual Freedom ("CFIF") warns against a backdoor bailout of Puerto Rico being ...
DIR Studying Impact of Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
OAKLAND, California, Jan. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) is seeking input from personal attendants on the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights.
Telephone surveys are planned to hear directly ...
Statement by Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, President, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC)/CONEL Regarding the...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- "God created every human being in His image. Every person has dignity. As so many try to use this case for political ends, we must look with compassion upon the families whose ...
New Survey Separates Rhetoric from Reality When it Comes to Latino Voters’ Support for...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Jan. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Against an uptick in anti-public lands rhetoric from militant extremists, a new Colorado College State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll released ...
