Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández has re-introduced the TRICARE Equality Act. The legislative proposal, also introduced by Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon in 2021 and then… Read More »Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Introduces TRICARE Equality Act
A poll covered by Politico in 2019 asked 600 Puerto Rican voters in Florida a range of political questions, including, “If the United States Congress… Read More »Florida Polling and Puerto Rico Statehood Support: A History
Last month, a small group of Puerto Rico independence supporters, spearheaded by an individual in Washington, D.C., drafted an executive order (EO) calling for independence.… Read More »Hopes for Independence Crash as Reality Takes Over
Since taking office in January, President Trump has already signed more than 90 executive orders — directives to make changes in U.S. policy that do… Read More »How Will Recent Executive Orders Affect Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico has a complex tax situation. Here are some examples of the tax quandary that is Puerto Rico: People who live in Puerto Rico… Read More »Taxes in Puerto Rico
Under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, states have control over anything that is not addressed in the U.S. Constitution. That includes education. However,… Read More »The U.S. Department of Education in Puerto Rico
The Compact of Free Association (COFA) between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has a section on tariffs. The COFA… Read More »Tariffs on Free Associated States
Former Senator Bennett Johnston (D-LA), a long term member of Congress who demonstrated strong leadership on Puerto Rico self-determination, died on March 25, 2025. He… Read More »Remembering Senator Bennett Johnston (D-LA)
The Trump administration is going all in on tariffs, a duty or tax levied on goods that are brought into a country from another country.… Read More »How Will Tariffs Affect Puerto Rico?
