Puerto Rico’s Three Status Options
In 2014, the U.S. government approved funding for a new status vote in Puerto Rico — if the U.S. Department of Justice agreed that the… Read More »Puerto Rico’s Three Status Options
In 2014, the U.S. government approved funding for a new status vote in Puerto Rico — if the U.S. Department of Justice agreed that the… Read More »Puerto Rico’s Three Status Options
Democrat leaders on Puerto Rico issues in the U.S. House of Representatives late yesterday rejected the fiscal plan for the Government of Puerto Rico adopted… Read More »Congressional Democrats Reject Fiscal Plan
A series of letters sent back and forth over the past few weeks highlights the tension growing among Puerto Rico’s elected leaders, the PROMESA oversight… Read More »Tension among leaders in Puerto Rico and Washington
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló Nevares yesterday outlined a broad package of deep tax cuts that he has hoped to get enacted by June 30th.… Read More »Governor Rosselló calls for deep tax cuts
On April 10, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello Nevares provided a second monthly report to the U.S. Congress on the development of a recovery plan… Read More »Governor Reports to Congress on Recovery Plan
A report from the Youth Development Institute of Puerto Rico sounds a call for help for children who are still affected by Hurricane Maria —… Read More »Children in Puerto Rico: The Maria Generation?
The Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) reportedly plans to adopt its own final revised, multi-year fiscal adjustment plan for the territorial government… Read More »Board to Adopt Plan as Governor Insists on His Policies
Puerto Rico’s need for jobs in the short term could be satisfied by construction and other work relating to rebuilding the Island. For Puerto Rico’s… Read More »Agriculture and the Future of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello Nevares yesterday sent the territorial Financial Oversight and Management Board initial explanations of why Board-demanded changes to his latest proposed revised… Read More »Governor Lists Objections to Board Demands