For years, Latino students in Western Colorado have faced enormous achievement gaps compared with their White classmates. Those gaps have widened, not narrowed, despite the best intentions of well-meaning school district leaders. Voces Unidas is endorsing Summit School District 4A, Eagle County School District 5B and Roaring Fork School District 5C because all three districts have taken an important step: connecting new, ongoing local funding to stronger student outcomes. Lat

If you want to see Colorado’s future if voters pass Amendment 81 this November, simply look at the past. Or maybe just magnify the present. The trail of trauma, prejudice, and persecution currently playing out along the I-70 corridor has roots extending back some 20 years – the last time Colorado passed a law requiring local authorities to double as immigration enforcement agents. Rest assured, the next time will be even worse. For months now, we have watched masked federal i

Colorado voters face 14 statewide ballot measures this year, and many of them are being pushed by right-wing extremists and corporations through dark-money groups with clear political agendas. Voces Unidas reviewed every one based on its impact on rural Latinas and Latinos. We urge a No vote on 11 and a Yes vote on three. The most dangerous is Amendment 81. It would require local police, jail staff and prosecutors to report suspected undocumented immigrants to ICE, even befor

Colorado’s 2026 primary election has concluded, and voters have chosen their nominees for local, legislative, statewide and congressional races. From county commissioner to sheriff, from the state House and Senate to governor and Congress, each political party had a ballot where voters could decide who should receive the party’s official nomination before the November general election. Voces Unidas Action Fund, as we have since 2021, endorsed and engaged in several competitiv

Dark money is trying to shape the June 30 Democratic primary for Colorado House District 13. Voters should ask what that money is trying to hide. Outside money is already moving to help Chris Floyd. Colorado Mountain Progressives, an independent expenditure committee with no ties to any existing local nonprofit, is supporting Floyd in the Democratic primary. Despite its name, it primarily supports big-business-friendly Democrats in primary races. Reporting shows the group rec

Voces Unidas Action Fund is proud to announce its endorsements for the 2026 primary election, supporting candidates we believe will advance the priorities of rural Latino communities across the Western Slope. These endorsements reflect not only issue alignment, but also trust, access and a demonstrated willingness to partner with rural Latino communities. “As an organization that cares deeply about rural Latinos on the Western Slope, we support leaders who show up, listen, an

Voces Unidas Action Fund is proud to endorse U.S. Senator Michael Bennet for governor of Colorado. Bennet earned our endorsement because of his consistent engagement with rural Latinos on the Western Slope. He shows up, he listens, and he partners with our communities. Over the past five years, he has met with Voces Unidas staff and rural Latino leaders more often than any other public official – in our communities, on park benches during COVID, and when we travel to Washingt

Voces Unidas Action Fund exists to build real political power so our rural communities can win on the issues that shape everyday life. That power doesn’t come from statements or promises. It comes from electing better leaders and holding them accountable once they’re in office. The 2025 election cycle showed what’s possible when we invest in local races. Across the Western Slope and mountain region, voters elected school board members who are focused on results, not distracti

The Colorado Latino Agenda (Voces Unidas and COLOR) and UnidosUS today released findings on where Latino voters stand one year ahead of the 2026 mid-term elections. Among Colorado latinos, there is continued economic anxiety and rising concern around immigration and law enforcement actions taking place across the country. Notably, 72% of respondents believe the nation is headed in the wrong direction. The survey is part of the national “Bipartisan Poll of Hispanic Voters

Voces Unidas joined UnidosUS , the nation’s largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in a virtual national press conference today to release new findings from The Bipartisan Poll of Hispanic Voters: The Road to 2026 , the most comprehensive national survey of Latino voters ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Conducted by BSP Research and Shaw & Company Research, the bipartisan poll surveyed 3,000 registered Latino voters with oversamples in Arizona, Californi