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Top stories of 2023: Fast-growing segment of Latino voters shapes up as key target for 2024 elections
As the fastest-growing demographic in the state, Latinos are in the spotlight.
Latino entrepreneurship on the rise in Pennsylvania, for many reasons
Pennsylvania saw a nearly 50% increase in Hispanic-owned businesses between 2012 and 2019, according to Census data. Non-Hispanic businesses increased by 9.3%, which means Latinos are creating businesses at a higher rate than their non-Hispanic peers.
Pennsylvania’s Latino economy is growing at a fast pace, new report shows
A new study by the Latino Donor Collaborative, a think-tank dedicated to economic research on Latinos in the U.S., shows that the state’s Latino economy is rapidly growing. Pennsylvania ranks 6th among states for Latino economic output.
‘Most of these issues are not new:’ Latino leaders discuss how to tackle language barriers and disparities
We took our mobile listening lab to the recent convention and met with nine experts in such fields as medicine, education and demographic data analysis.
There are too few Latino doctors in the US, study finds
The number of Hispanics working in health professions requiring advanced degrees is disproportionately small given they make up one of the fast-growing segments of the U.S. population, according to recent study.
How a Pa. Latina business owner helps newer immigrants navigate their taxes
Undocumented immigrants pay billions in taxes each year, but still face many barriers that deter them from reporting their income, like a lack of translation services and misinformation about the process of filing taxes.
Cómo una empresaria latina de Pensilvania está ayudando a las personas hispanohablantes durante la temporada de impuestos
Aunque aportan billones de dólares en impuestos estatales y federales anualmente, los inmigrantes aún enfrentan muchas barreras que los disuaden de reportar sus ingresos, como la falta de servicios de traducción y la desinformación sobre el proceso de presentación de impuestos.