Puerto Rico-Florida Partnership Receives $7 Million NCI Grant
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded ten grants worth over $12 million to Puerto Rico.Read More »Puerto Rico-Florida Partnership Receives $7 Million NCI Grant
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Former Governors Join Forces for Presidential Campaign
Puerto Rico’s former governors Rafael Hernández Colón and Carlos Romero Barceló may seem like an unlikely pairing for a joint project.Read More »Former Governors Join Forces for Presidential Campaign
Fairness for Puerto Rico and the “47%”
“There are forty-seven percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what….These are people who pay no income tax,” said Mitt… Read More »Fairness for Puerto Rico and the “47%”
Judge Juan Torruella and the Denial of Equal Rights for Puerto Ricans
Juan Rafael Torruella del Valle, Sr. is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. A native Puerto Rican, Judge Torruella is frequently sought out for his legal commentary on the treatment of Puerto Rico under the United States Constitution. He is not happy with the failure of U.S. jurisprudence to evolve over the past 100 years.
Judge Torruella was born in San Juan and competed with the Puerto Rican sailing team in the Olympics four times, from 1964 to 1976. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University Law School, Torruella practiced law in Puerto Rico until being appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico by Gerald Ford and then to the First Circuit by Ronald Reagan.Read More »Judge Juan Torruella and the Denial of Equal Rights for Puerto Ricans
Pierluisi 2012 Platform Addresses Statehood
Congressman Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR) released the English version of his 2012 Platform today. The 2-page document covers a full range of federal issues, including public safety (drug-related violence/tsunami and flood protection), economic development (taxes/transportation), health (Medicare/Medicaid), education and social justice.Read More »Pierluisi 2012 Platform Addresses Statehood
New Poll on Puerto Rico Governor Race
A new poll conducted by ASISA Research Group and reported on the El Vocero website has Governor Luis Fortuno pulling ahead of challenger Alejandro García Padilla by more than five percentage points:
- Fortuno: 44.5%
- Padilla: 39%
- Undecided: 9%
- Dalmau: 3.2%
- Other candidates: <1% each
These results represent an increase of 11.5% for Fortuno since the last poll conducted by the company in July.Read More »New Poll on Puerto Rico Governor Race
Pierluisi Speaks to the Congress
Congressman Pedro Pierluisi made a statement to the U.S. Congress this week to explain the upcoming plebiscite in Puerto Rico. The ballot will begin with the simple question of whether Puerto Rico should continue in its present status or not.Read More »Pierluisi Speaks to the Congress
Pierluisi Delivers Speech to Congress Regarding Plebiscite
Congressman Pedro Pierluisi delivered the following remarks in the House of Representatives this morning about the upcoming Political Status Plebiscite:
Mr. Speaker:
On November 6th, the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico will hold a plebiscite on the Island’s political future. Voters will be asked if they want to continue the current status or to seek a new status. Voters will also be asked to express their preference among the three alternatives to the current status recognized as legally and politically viable by the federal government and international law: independence, nationhood in free association with the United States, and statehood.Read More »Pierluisi Delivers Speech to Congress Regarding Plebiscite
Justice Sotomayor, Baseball and What America Stands For
Puerto Rican voters in Florida are targeted in a new Spanish-language television commercial launched by the Obama campaign that criticizes Mitt Romney for saying he would have opposed Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.