The Administration of Compensations for Automobile Accidents (ACAA) rejected a bill proposing a tourist sticker for vehicles temporarily entering Puerto Rico, citing unclear insurance requirements. The ACAA recommended that the…
Jun 24, 2026·via El Nuevo Día
The Puerto Rico general budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year will allocate $35 million specifically for the redevelopment of the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Base. The funds will be directed…
Jun 24, 2026·via Primera Hora
Sierra Club Puerto Rico is urging the rejection of the merged permit projects, Senate bills 1173 and 1183, as the combined legislative substitute creates a new Planning and Permits Code…
Jun 24, 2026·via NotiCel
Puerto Rico Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz stated that the Senate will not rush to evaluate appointments, including that of current Corrections and Rehabilitation Secretary Francisco Quiñones Rivera as a…
Jun 24, 2026·via El Nuevo Día
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives approved a $635.5 million increase to the current budget, which will expire on June 30, bringing the total spending plan to $13.73 billion. The…
Jun 24, 2026·via El Nuevo Día
Mariela Roca, a Puerto Rican and veteran of the Air Force, lost her third attempt to become the Republican candidate for the US House of Representatives in Maryland's 6th district…
Jun 24, 2026·via El Nuevo Día
Eduardo Soria Rivera, the outgoing executive director of the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction, and Resilience (COR3), emphasized the need to continue the work model implemented over the past 18…
Jun 23, 2026·via El Nuevo Día
The US Senate's agricultural bill, presented by Republican Senator John Boozman of Arkansas, excludes the transition from the Program of Nutritional Assistance (PAN) to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…
Jun 23, 2026·via El Nuevo Día
The Puerto Rico Senate has approved a new structure for notary fees, which would increase the cost of various everyday transactions for citizens, including affidavits for driver's licenses and property…
Jun 23, 2026·via El Nuevo Día
Governor Jenniffer González Colón has nominated Francisco A. Quiñones Rivera, the current Secretary of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, as a superior judge. Quiñones Rivera has previously served as…
Jun 23, 2026·via Primera Hora
The president of the Overseas Press Club of Puerto Rico, Wilma Maldonado, and the president of the Association of Journalists of Puerto Rico, Nydia Bauzá, expressed their rejection of a…
Jun 23, 2026·via El Nuevo Día
The Federation of Mayors convened a meeting to explain the scope of the new Law 97 of 2026, which establishes the powers of a municipality to acquire properties declared as…
Jun 23, 2026·via Primera Hora
The Office of Management and Budget (OGP) warned that a bill to create part-time jobs in the government may not lead to cost savings, as it would still incur costs…
Jun 23, 2026·via El Nuevo Día
The US House of Representatives is set to approve a bill that includes an order to the Department of Energy (DOE) to report on generation assets that can be installed…
Jun 23, 2026·via El Nuevo Día
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives approved the government's budget for the next fiscal year, with 35 votes in favor and 17 against. The budget, which totals $13,180 million from…
Jun 22, 2026·via El Nuevo Día