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- Senate to Investigate Allegations of Pressure to Sign Contracts at ADSEF
The Senate’s Family Committee will investigate allegations of alleged pressure to sign contracts at the Socioeconomic Development of the Family Administration (ADSEF), according to committee chair Wandy Soto Tolentino.
- Evangelist Jorge Raschke Blasts Lying Politicians at Capitol Prayer Rally, Family Rift Surfaces
Evangelist Jorge Raschke led the 53rd edition of the "Clamor a Dios" event on Monday from a stage on the north side of Puerto Rico’s Capitol, running from 10:00 AM to past 2:00 PM.
- PR House Seeks to Bypass 3PPO, Let Energy Bureau Award Temporary Power Contracts
Víctor Parés Otero, president of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives’ Government Commission, said Sunday that lawmakers are evaluating removing the Independent Office of Procurement (known as 3PPO) from the process of acquiring 800 megawatts of temporary energy generation, instead having the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (NEPR) award the contracts.
- Governor González Colón: 'Now Is the Time to Invest and Do Business in Puerto Rico'
Speaking Friday to exporting companies at the ExpoComPR Foundation convention, Governor Jenniffer González Colón said Puerto Rico is experiencing its best moment in a decade for investment, citing 1.2 million people in the workforce, the creation of 27,439 corporations in the past year (up 16.9% from the previous year), and investment commitments made over the past year and a half.
- Elderly Affairs Ombudswoman Presents Evidence of Lost Oversight Powers Amid Nursing Home Abuse Case
Amid the case of an elderly woman allegedly mistreated at the Casa Dorada home in Las Piedras, Yolanda Varela Rosa, Puerto Rico’s Procurator for the Elderly (Oppea), presented evidence Tuesday of comments she submitted nearly a year ago—an August 8, 2025 letter—to the Department of the Family, warning that regulatory changes stripped her office of oversight powers.
- Fiscal Oversight Board Opposes Extending Tax-Free School Shopping Days
The Fiscal Oversight Board (JSF) urged Governor Jenniffer González not to sign into law House Bill 272 (PC 272), which would extend Puerto Rico’s IVU (sales and use tax)-free periods for school supplies from two to seven days each in January and July, totaling 14 days annually instead of the current four.
- PR Senate Health Committee to Inspect Medical Cannabis Facilities on July 14
The Puerto Rico Senate’s Health Committee, chaired by Sen.
- Fiscal Oversight Board Approves New Budget: 'Complies with Certified Fiscal Plan'
The Fiscal Oversight Board (JSF) approved the 2026-2027 budget passed by the Legislative Assembly, determining it complies with the certified fiscal plan for the Puerto Rico government.
- 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 proposed bill that would prohibit the transmission of pre-trial hearings.