Sierra Club Warns Against Merging Permit Projects
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…
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Thomas Rivera Schatz: No Rushed Appointments
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…
Puerto Rico House of Representatives Amends Budget to Include $3 Million for 4th of July Celebrations
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…
Puerto Rican Mariela Roca Loses Republican Congressional Nomination in Maryland's 6th District
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…
Outgoing COR3 Director Confident in Reconstruction Continuity
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…
Federal Senate Excludes Transition from PAN to SNAP for Puerto Rico in Agricultural Bill
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)…
Senate Approves Notary Fee Structure That Would Increase Costs for Citizens
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…
Governor Nominates Correction Secretary as Superior Judge
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…
Journalist Unions Reject Bill Limiting Transmission of Pre-Trial Hearings
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…
Mayors Update Themselves on New Public Nuisance Law
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…
OGP Warns of Adverse Fiscal Impact of Bill Creating Part-Time Government Jobs
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…
US House to Order Federal Energy Report on Puerto Rico Generation Assets
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…
House of Representatives Approves Budget for Next Fiscal Year
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…
Jenniffer González Allocates $90 Million to Pay Off Teacher Career Debt
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González announced that approximately 5,850 active and inactive teachers in the public education system will receive retroactive payments for the Teacher Career program, a debt that…
Cuba and Venezuela Lead Approval of Resolution in Favor of Puerto Rico's Right to Self-Determination and Independence
The United Nations' Decolonization Committee has approved a resolution recognizing Puerto Rico's right to self-determination and independence. The resolution, presented by Cuba's ambassador to the UN, Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, was…