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U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ron Wyden (D-OR.), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the Puerto Rico Admission Act, a Senate companion bill… Read More »Senate Companion Bill for Puerto Rico Self Determination and Statehood

The American Rescue Plan dedicates unprecedented resources to the five territories of the U.S. and also includes some assistance to the three former territory areas… Read More »Would Puerto Rico Be Better Off as a Freely Associated State?

Puerto Rico faces another Medicaid Cliff this fall. Because Puerto Rico is consistently underfunded for Medicaid, the territory once again faces a Medicaid cliff —… Read More »Another Medicaid Cliff Approaches for Puerto Rico

La Borinqueña is a Puerto Rican superhero created by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez. She has been the central character in a series of self-published graphic novels, including La… Read More »La Borinqueña Series on Netflix?

Stacey Plaskett is the representative of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the U.S. Congress. Just like Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, Plaskett… Read More »Rep. Stacey Plaskett Speaks on Representing a Territory

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit decided last year that residents of Puerto Rico should be eligible for Supplemental Security Income… Read More »Supplemental Security Income in Puerto Rico

Miguel Cardona  has been confirmed as the United States Secretary of Education. Cardona, was born in Meriden, Connecticut, and grew up in a housing project there.… Read More »Miguel Cardona Confirmed as Secretary of Education