In a statement today celebrating the 75th anniversary of Senator Margaret Chase Smith’s Declaration of Conscience, Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the highest-ranking Democrat on the… Read More »Congressman Jamie Raskin Again Calls for Puerto Rico Statehood
Anthony “Tony” Sabio, a Virginia resident who was born in Puerto Rico, has announced a challenge to incumbent Congressman Don Beyer in Virginia’s 8th Congressional… Read More »A New Puerto Rican Candidate in Virginia: Tony Sabio
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation last Thursday containing sweeping tax reforms and substantial cuts in federal spending, including in the area… Read More »Does the House Budget Bill Threaten Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance?
Melisa López-Franzen, formerly a state senator for Minnesota, had her eye on the U.S. Senate seat for her state. López-Franzen has ended her Senate run,… Read More »Puerto Rican Melisa López-Franzen Ends Run for U.S. Senate
On May 16, Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (D- NY) led a group of congressional colleagues in a letter to House leaders urging greater oversight by… Read More »Act 60 Shenanigans and Federal Oversight
Jaime Arroyo has been declared winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Arroyo, a native of Ponce who came with his family… Read More »Puerto Rican Candidates Face off in Lancaster, PA Primary; Jaime Arroyo Wins
“The tariff issue is a controversial one, but for Puerto Rico, it’s a great opportunity,” said Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon last week as she explained that… Read More »Could Puerto Rico Benefit from Tariffs?
Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández has introduced the HABLA Act, a bill to ensure multilingual access to government services. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Nydia Velázquez… Read More »HABLA Act Seeks to Ensure Multilingual Access to Government Services
The United States government has thirteen principal statistical agencies (PSAs), a dozen of which gather data in the U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico. A new… Read More »Data Collection in Puerto Rico
