As the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives supporting a bill on statehood for Puerto Rico crossed the 100 mark, two others… Read More »101 in US House for Statehood Bill as Two Others Write Against Choice
In a Boston Globe opinion piece published today and reprinted below, a political commentator who was born in Puerto Rico but lives in Massachusetts notes… Read More »Boston Globe Commentator Calls for Statehood vs. Independence Choice
Actor and singer Marc Anthony, born Marco Antonio Muñiz in New York City, was chosen to sing “God Bless America” at Major League Baseball’s All… Read More »Marc Anthony: “More Puerto Rican Than Ever”
President Clinton is visiting Puerto Rico today, Caribbean Business reports, in preparation for talks on how Puerto Rico can use new approaches to energy in… Read More »Bill Clinton Talks Energy in Puerto Rico
Justice Sonia Sotomayor placed Puerto Rico in the news when she was nominated to the Supreme Court. Yet it is the first woman on the… Read More »Justice O’Connor Ruling Confirms That Puerto Rico Is Not a “Nation”
Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla used the territory’s U.S. Independence Day ceremony to dismiss serious crimes committed in the name of independence for the… Read More »Governor Dismisses Serious Crimes Done in the Name of Independence
According to Voxxi, the Republican National Committee is hiring Izzy Santa, former deputy communications director for Mitt Romney’s Ohio campaign and communications director for the… Read More »The Republican National Committee Hires Izzy Santa
First Lady Michelle Obama’s new communications director is Puerto Rican Maria Cristina “MC” Gonzalez Noguera. Gonzalez Noguera will also serve as special assistant to President… Read More »MC Gonzalez Noguera Joins White House Staff
Eric Cantor (R Virginia) has launched a new website, Cosponsor, where citizens can “cosponsor” congressional legislation with one click — two if they allow the site to connect with their Facebook accounts. All new legislation brought to the floor of the house is listed, with information on the sponsors of the bill and its progress through the House. Visitors can search for a specific bill, click through to bills on particular issues such as Science and Technology or Education, or sort the bills y popularity and other factors.
The most popular bill at Cosponsor right now? The Puerto Rico Status Resolutions Act.Read More »Citizen Cosponsors Helps Citizens Participate in the Legislative Process
