Key ‘commonwealthers’ have launched another initiative to cut Federal taxes on income that companies in the States receive from manufacturing in Puerto Rico. They are… Read More »New “Commonwealth” Pitch to Cut U.S. Taxation of Companies from the States
What does it sound like when history is made? When the Borinqueneers – Puerto Rico’s famous 65th Infantry Regiment – received approval from the Senate… Read More »Honoring the Borinqueneers: Legislation Awaits Presidential Signature
Spanish and English coexisted peacefully in Puerto Rico from the beginning of its relationship with the United States. In fact, the language question was part… Read More »A Page from History: The Language Question
The Borinqueneers, a Puerto Rican regiment of the U.S. army which distinguished itself in the Korean War, is one step closer to receiving the recognition… Read More »Borinqueneers Legislation Poised to Clear the Senate
Puerto Rico’s Department of Education has announced a plan to close 100 schools. The numbers of people leaving Puerto Rico for the mainland and the… Read More »Will School Consolidation Help Puerto Rico?
A U.S. Senate committee yesterday approved a bill that would increase Federal grants to States for highways and highway safety annually from Federal Fiscal Year… Read More »Territory Excluded from Bill’s Highway Funding Increases for States Through 2020
On Monday, the House of Representative will consider H.R. 1726, legislation Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR) co-authored with Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL) to award he Congressional Gold Medal… Read More »Recognition for the Borinqueneers at Last
A bill that would mean hundreds of millions of dollars for Puerto Rico’s severely stressed government budget and private sector economy stalled in the U.S.… Read More »Partisan Dispute in Congress Delays Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Benefits for Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s “Commonwealth” and Independence parties united in its Elections Commission yesterday to block action needed for the plebiscite on the territory’s ultimate political status… Read More »“Commonwealth” and Independence Parties Block Status Choice Under New Federal Law
