North Carolina Eliminates Latino Outreach Office

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) suddenly closed the state’s Office of Hispanic/Latino affairs and “appears to have exacerbated the already tense relationship” between McCrory and the Latino community, the Charlotte Observer reports.

“Advocates say it sends a message that McCrory and Raleigh conservatives are less concerned with the needs of the Latino community. Paradoxically, it comes at a time when issues of deep concern, such as immigration, are at the political forefront.”