VOTER PURGE. The U.S. Department of State is suing Florida over the purge of voters months before the 2012 presidential elections. Florida is using department of motor vehicles information to identify voters that could be non-citizens. The federal government says the information is outdated and does not reflect current citizen status. Voting rights advocates say the program is unfairly targeting Latinos and other voters of color.

Guests: Alejandro Reyes, Counsel, Legal Mobilization Project, Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, D.C., www.lawyerscommittee.org ; Elizabeth Pines, Director, League of Women Voters of Florida, Tallahassee, FL, www.thefloridavoter.org

ALSO, RADIO BILINGUE DIRECTOR NAMED TO CSU BOARD. Radio Bilingüe director Hugo Morales has been named by California governor Edmund "Jerry" Brown to the Board of Trustees of the California State University. Morales comments on his expectations and the challenges ahead.

NEWTOWN HORROR. The nation is shocked and saddened, after a gunman opened fire in two first grade classrooms in Newtown, Connecticut, killing 20 children of 6 and 7 years old, and 6 adults, as well as his mother and himself. Editors and commentators from news media around the country join this edition to discuss how they are covering this terrible massacre, what they are hearing from their listeners or readers, what can we learn from it, what can be done to stop this escalation of violence, and other issues haunting the country's hearts and minds.

Guests: Maria Hinojosa, Award-winning journalist, Anchor, Executive News Producer, NPR's Latinos USA, President of Futuro Media Group, New York, NY, www.futuromediagroup.org ; Dr. Marcos Gutierrez, Director, Hecho en California, KIQI, San Francisco, CA; Gabriel Villalobos, Host and Producer, Contacto Total, KNUV 1190 AM, Phoenix, AZ.

ARMED GUARDS IN SCHOOLS. After the massacre in a Connecticut school, Los Angeles children returned from the holidays to 600 armed patrols at their schools. Sheriff Joe Arpaio put armed volunteers at schools in Maricopa County, Arizona. And Senator Barbara Boxer introduced legislation to send the National Guard to schools around the country. How will more armed guards and police in schools impact what some describe as the criminalization of Black and Latino students and the “school-to-prison pipeline”?

Guests: Manuel Criollo, Director of Community Organizing, Strategy Center, Community Rights Campaign, Los Angeles, CA, www.thestrategycenter.org, www.communityrightscampaign.org; Joao Da Silva, Spokesperson, Dignity in Schools Campaign, New York, NY, www.dignityinschools.org

FROM JAIL TO LAW. At 15, Frankie Guzmán spent six years behind bars, after stealing a car and robbing a liquor store. Now, he’s put himself through law school and become an advocate for juvenile justice, speaking at schools and juvenile detention centers. He’s also the recipient of a Soros Justice Fellowship, to study alternatives to sentencing first-time youth offenders as adults.

Guest: Francis “Frankie” Guzmán, Attorney and Soros Justice Fellow, National Center for Youth Law, Oakland, CA, www.youthlaw.org

OBAMA IN MEXICO. This week, President Obama visits Mexico to meet with Mexican President Peña Nieto. They are expected to discuss issues related to trade, immigration reform, organized crime violence, and gun trafficking. Obama also travels to Costa Rica to meet with Central American leaders. A guest commentator discusses the promises and challenges ahead in the U.S. relation with its neighbors to the South.

Guest: Dr. Andrew Selee, Vice President for Programs, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, D.C., www.wilsoncenter.org

ALSO, BUSH LIBRARY. Five living presidents met in Dallas to dedicate George W. Bush’s presidential library and museum, amid a heated debate surrounding the legacy of the former president. An ex member of Bush’s cabinet shares her feelings on the former president and her views on the most controversial episodes that cast a long shadow on the Bush administration.

Guest: Rosario Marín, Former U.S. Treasurer, Dallas, TX.