Equality Is the Issue for Puerto Rico
By now, it is probable that everyone concerned about Puerto Rico’s status has seen , read about, and discussed John Oliver’s take on voting rights… Read More »Equality Is the Issue for Puerto Rico
By now, it is probable that everyone concerned about Puerto Rico’s status has seen , read about, and discussed John Oliver’s take on voting rights… Read More »Equality Is the Issue for Puerto Rico
Because Puerto Rico is a territory — and a not a State, the insular government cannot prosecute an individual in a local court tried for… Read More »PR Supreme Court: PR’s Status Limits Criminal Prosecutions
On March 17, several members of Congress wrote to top Federal health officials expressing “deep concern” regarding the future of the Medicare Advantage (MA) program in… Read More »U.S. Senators and Representatives Express “Deep Concern” Over Medicare Inequalities in Puerto Rico
John Oliver’s show about voting rights in the U.S. territories has brought on lots of conversations about Puerto Rico. And, while there are certainly participants… Read More »People Are Talking about Puerto Rico
Same-sex marriage is banned in Puerto Rico, as well as in 13 states from Arkansas to Texas (both of which are currently facing legal challenges… Read More »Changes Rumored for Same Sex Marriage Law in Puerto Rico
It became clear yesterday that the new Republican chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives committee with lead responsibility for the political status of territories… Read More »New House GOP Chairman Open to Statehood
The political status of Puerto Rico as been a contentious issue on the islands for more than a century, but many on the mainland have… Read More »Student Publications Examine Puerto Rico’s Political Status
British-born comedic television talk show host John Oliver Sunday night focused on U.S. territories and the Americans who populate them not having voting representation in… Read More »Show Focuses on Territories Lacking Votes in U.S. Government
The “commonwealth” party leader behind Governor Garcia Padilla’s proposal for Puerto Rico’s future political status has called for the territory’s exemption from the Federal minimum… Read More »“Commonwealth” Party Leader: Lower Wages in Territory