The Government of Puerto Rico’s Florida office is making up for a Federal government failure in serving residents of the State, although the insular government… Read More »Near Broke Territory Provides Federal Obamacare Service to Citizens of a State
On February 19th, Harvard Law School will present a conference on “Reconsidering the Insular Cases.” The featured keynote address will be by the Honorable Juan… Read More »Reconsidering the Insular Cases at Harvard Law
While incomes of residents of the States — including residents of Puerto Rican origin — have grown in recent years, incomes of residents of Puerto… Read More »Puerto Ricans in States Have Much Higher Incomes Than Puerto Ricans in Territory
Final congressional approval is expected today for legislation that could lead to a small step towards the equal treatment of Puerto Rico in the main… Read More »Commonwealth Food Program Could Get State Rule But Not Funds Under New Law
Taxes paid by residents of Puerto Rico are being used to assist residents of a State in obtaining new Federal subsidies for healthcare insurance not… Read More »Puerto Rico Taxes to Help State Residents Get Federal Aid Not Available in Territory
Opponents of statehood for Puerto Rico offer a variety of arguments, from the difficulty of designing a flag with 51 stars (designers have already suggested… Read More »Statehood a Threat to Puerto Rico’s Culture?
“There are other steps we can take to help families make ends meet, and few are more effective at reducing inequality and helping families pull… Read More »Obama Pledges to Expand EITC – Puerto Rico Still Left Out
The U.S. Department of State today said that Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, Puerto Ricans want to resolve the question of its ultimate status,… Read More »U.S. State Department: Puerto Rico is a territory; Statehood Won Majority in 2012
Puerto Rico’s representative to the Federal government has advised President Obama that the plebiscite on the territory’s ultimate political status authorized by a new Federal law should… Read More »Puerto Rico’s Representative Proposes Federal Plebiscite be Statehood Yes/No
