Puerto Rico’s statehood party leadership yesterday agreed to seek Federal legislation to make the territory a State. The legislation will be sponsored next month by… Read More »Statehooders Want Statehood Bill to Implement Obama Status Vote Plan
Much of the discussion about Puerto Rico’s status in the mainstream media focuses on the economic effects for the U.S. as a whole as well… Read More »Getting Emotional about Puerto Rico’s Status: Mainland Press vs. Social Media
Congressional researchers plan to travel to Puerto Rico next month to gather information for a study intended to make it more difficult for the territory… Read More »Congress Team Going to Puerto Rico for Statehood ‘Cost’ Study
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi spoke earlier this week at Georgetown University, starting off his remarks with a strong statement in favor of statehood for Puerto Rico:… Read More »Rep. Pierluisi Speech at Georgetown University
A new U.S. Labor Department report was bad news for new Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla’s pledge to create 50,000 jobs in 18 months.… Read More »Islands Lose One-Fifth of Jobs in Six Years
Rep. Pierluisi will be speaking on Puerto Rico’s political status on Wednesday, April 24th at 6 p.m. on the campus of Georgetown University, at an… Read More »Pierluisi to Speak at Georgetown April 24, 2013
U.S Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday told the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee that funds the Justice Department the department’s budget legislation to provide for… Read More »US Attorney General: Status Plan Reflects “President’s commitment” and His Own
Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla said Sunday that he would not call for an assembly to propose a new political status for the islands… Read More »President Gets Governor to Drop 2014 Status Assembly Plan
The biggest news for Puerto Rico in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget was his proposal to resolve the fundamental question of the islands’ future… Read More »Budget Omits Tax Benefits for Puerto Rico But Proposes Others
