*As Moratorium on Student Debt Looms, Calls for Loan Forgiveness
*On Gun Violence, California Gets an a “A” and Texas Flunks
* Wave of Early Retirements Expected among Latino Teachers

*Public Actions in Favor of Immigration Reform on “Day Without Immigrants”
*Generous Blood Donor Saved by Outpouring of Support After Crash
*Mexican Journalists Continue to be Murdered; Urgent Protection Requested

*Supreme Court Decision on Map in Alabama Challenged on Voter Suppression Grounds
*Colleges Serving Latinos Help Low-Income Students Get Ahead
*Guatemala Takes the Stand at International Human Rights Court

*Battle for Supreme Court Seat Could Decide November Election
*California Legislature to Consider Pioneering Heat Advisory System
*New Republican Assault on Sanctuary Cities in Florida Rejected

*California to Make History with Health Insurance for All, Including the Undocumented
*In Colorado, Designing a Map to Prepare for Future “Climate Wildfires”
*Guatemalan Paramilitaries Face Maximum Penalty for Abuse of Indigenous Mayans During Civil War

*Democrats’ Voting Rights Bill Defeated in Senate
* Historic Funding Proposed in California for Small Business and Health Coverage for Immigrants
*Latinos Affected by Flooding in the Northwest Struggle to Get Federal Aid

*In Georgia, President Biden Calls for Voting Rights Protections
*California’s Historic Law on Overtime Pay for Farmworkers Goes into Effect
*First Migrant Caravan of the Year Beginning in Honduras

*On First Anniversary of Attack on Capitol, Trump the Focus of Accusations
*Omicron Variant Explodes Nationwide, Affecting Unvaccinated the Most
* Latinos Face Mental Health Challenges Amid Pandemic and Holiday Stress, but Are Seeking Help

*A look back at top news stories of 2021

*Emotional Tribute to Iconic Black Civil Rights Leader in Latino Neighborhood in Los Angeles