President Clinton is visiting Puerto Rico today, Caribbean Business reports, in preparation for talks on how Puerto Rico can use new approaches to energy in… Read More »Bill Clinton Talks Energy in Puerto Rico
Justice Sonia Sotomayor placed Puerto Rico in the news when she was nominated to the Supreme Court. Yet it is the first woman on the… Read More »Justice O’Connor Ruling Confirms That Puerto Rico Is Not a “Nation”
The U.S. Senate committee with jurisdiction over Federal relations with the U.S.’ territories held a hearing today on legislation that would require a Federal evaluation… Read More »Bill Requires Federal Report on Puerto Rico Government Budgeting
In his Fourth of July remarks, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla said that the holiday celebrates the independence “of a sister nation.” His characterization of the… Read More »Governor: July 4th Celebrates Independence “of a sister nation”
We’ve mentioned Cosponsor, the new website the Congress created for citizen advocacy, and HR2000PR, perhaps the first website created for an individual bill. There is another citizen advocacy website, We the People, created by the White house. Read More »We the People: The White House Citizen Website
Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla used the territory’s U.S. Independence Day ceremony to dismiss serious crimes committed in the name of independence for the… Read More »Governor Dismisses Serious Crimes Done in the Name of Independence
Puerto Rican Governor Garcia Padilla said during a visit to Spain that Puerto Rico is “a nation.” This is not the case, under any legal… Read More »Defining “Nation” in Africa — Lessons for Puerto Rico?
According to Voxxi, the Republican National Committee is hiring Izzy Santa, former deputy communications director for Mitt Romney’s Ohio campaign and communications director for the… Read More »The Republican National Committee Hires Izzy Santa
The postponed U.S. Senate committee hearing on Puerto Rico’s status plebiscite held along with the territory’s general elections last November will be held August 1st. The… Read More »Senate Plebiscite Hearing August 1st
