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The UCLA Voting Rights Project is a project of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs aimed at creating an accessible and equitable system of voting for all Americans through impact litigation, research, and clinical education to expand access to the ballot box.

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UCLA LATINO POLICY AND POLITICS INSTITUTE RECEIVES FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT TO INCREASE VISIBILITY OF LATINOS IN POLICYMAKING

The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) announced $200,000 in funding over one year from The California Endowment (TCE) on Friday, December 17, 2021. The grant will support education and awareness-building efforts around key social issues and their impact on Latinos and other communities of color to promote more equitable, data-driven policymaking.

UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) in Los Angeles Times: “Latinx Files: How a famous pianist picked a fight with reggaeton”

On Wednesday the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute published a report that found that just 4% of op-eds published by the Los Angeles Times between January 2020 and May 2021 were written by Latinx authors. They also found that 95% of Times op-eds published during that period “made no explicit mention of Latinos or Latino communities.” Yikes.

Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas in UCLA Newsroom: “Latinos are severely underrepresented in Los Angeles Times opinion pages”

Over a 17-month span that included a presidential election in which the Latino vote was critical and a burgeoning COVID-19 crisis that devastated the Latino community, just 4% of op-eds published by the Los Angeles Times featured Latino authors, according to a new report from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute.

LATINOS ARE SEVERELY UNDERREPRESENTED IN LOS ANGELES TIMES OPINION PAGES

Latinos are severely underrepresented in Los Angeles Times opinion pages. UCLA study says lack of inclusion leaves Latinos voiceless on crucial issues affecting their communities

Chad Dunn in Tri-City Herald: “Tri-Cities judge rejects moving Latino voter discrimination case to Olympia”

Chad Dunn, the lead attorney with the UCLA Voting Rights Project, pointed out this is the second case to be tried under the 2018 state law. The first, in Yakima County, resulted in a settlement. The attorneys believed from early talks with the Franklin County’s attorneys the concerns could be resolved as quickly. They did not expect the protracted fight with the county that has involved the county taking back an initial settlement plan.

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