Puerto Rico’s representative to the Federal government, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi (statehood party/D), late yesterday proposed alternatives for Puerto Rico’s treatment in a reform of… Read More »Representative Proposes Alternatives for Puerto Rico in Federal Tax Reform Bills
Juan Hernandez Mayoral, head of Puerto Rico’s Federal Affairs Administration, has written a post on the Website of The Hill, a newspaper for the congressional community, asking… Read More »Fantasy Island Revisited
Puerto Rico’s economy starts 2014 significantly worse off than it began 2013 — continuing many years of deterioration. 2014 commences during the eighth year of… Read More »“Commonwealth” Economy Continued to Shrink in 2013 and is Expected to in 2014
The U.S. Senate committee with general responsibility for the U.S.’ territories has excluded Puerto Rico from legislation that would require a Federal evaluation of the… Read More »U.S. Senate Drops Federal Insular Budget Report Requirement; Governor Objected
During the past few days, close associates of Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla (“Commonwealth” party) conducted a news media attack on two of the U.S. senators… Read More »Gov’s Associates Attack U.S. Senate Leaders on Their Home Turf Over “Commonwealth”
The 2014 Federal Budget has just gone to the President from the Senate, but it’s not too early to think about the 2015 budget. Rep.… Read More »Equality for Puerto Rico and the 2015 Budget
Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla (“Commonwealth” party) Sunday dismissed and mocked the Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. Senate committee responsible for the political status… Read More »Gov. Dismisses, Mocks U.S. Senate Leaders’ Rejection of a New “Commonwealth” Status
The Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. Senate committee responsible for the political status of territories advised Puerto Ricans today against considering the “Commonwealth”… Read More »US Senate Leaders Caution Regarding New “Commonwealth” and Status Assembly Plan
Puerto Rico’s budgetary problems and worsening economy has been the focus of a great deal of national and international news media attention since the end… Read More »Representative Explains Territory Status is Reason for Puerto Rico’s Poor Economy
