Clinton Foundation Visits Puerto Rico
Former President Bill and Hilary Clinton will be in Puerto Rico this week for a meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network in… Read More »Clinton Foundation Visits Puerto Rico
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Democracy as a Public Health Policy
A new study from the University of Michigan reports that Puerto Rico received significantly less help than Florida or Texas in the 2017 hurricane season.… Read More »Democracy as a Public Health Policy
CARIB-COAST Project Focused on Climate Change
A multinational research initiative, the CARIB-COAST project, is involving the University of Puerto Rico in a shared undertaking to capture and share data about climate… Read More »CARIB-COAST Project Focused on Climate Change
Funds for Puerto Rico “Excessive”?
“Almost a year and a half since the hurricane,” said MSNBC news anchor Chris Hayes in a recent report, “there has been no sustained formal… Read More »Funds for Puerto Rico “Excessive”?
Puerto Rico Is Not a State: Why Not?
Puerto Rico has been a possession of the United States since 1898 — that’s 121 years at this writing. Puerto Rico is not the only… Read More »Puerto Rico Is Not a State: Why Not?
Veterans in Congress May See Puerto Rico Differently
The new Freshman class in Congress contains the largest percentage of veterans seen in a decade. From California’s Gil Cisneros, a former Navy officer, to… Read More »Veterans in Congress May See Puerto Rico Differently
Hawaii and Puerto Rico: Different Paths, Different Economies
The Republican Party Platform of 1940 considered two territories: Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Hawaii Hawaii, sharing the nation’s obligations equally with the several States, is… Read More »Hawaii and Puerto Rico: Different Paths, Different Economies
Tax Credits for Puerto Rico
Many Americans are surprised to learn that nearly half of all U.S. households don’t pay federal income taxes, and many of these households receive tax refunds… Read More »Tax Credits for Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Leaders Respond to Possible Diversion of Disaster Relief Funds
As discussion of President Trump’s plan for a wall between the United States and Mexico continues, the administration has considered new ideas to fund the… Read More »Puerto Rico Leaders Respond to Possible Diversion of Disaster Relief Funds