A U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report issued today contradicted Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla’s recent claim that 20,000 jobs had been created in Puerto Rico… Read More »Federal Report Contradicts Governor’s Job Creation Claim and Promise
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi spoke at Ft. Belvoir Wednesday to commemorate Hispanic Heritage month. His remarks began with an acknowledgement and expression of gratitude for all the members of… Read More »Pierluisi Honors Contributions of Latinos to the U.S. Military; Pays Special Tribute to Borinqueneers
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote today on a bill that would prevent Puerto Rico from providing 25% of benefits under… Read More »US House to Vote to Require Change in Commonwealth Food Program
Al Jazeera’s The Stream hosted a lively discussion on the status of Puerto Rico last week. “Should Puerto Rico become the 51st state?” was the… Read More »Talking about Puerto Rico’s Status
In San Juan in 1934, the Senate and House of Representatives of Puerto Rico passed a concurrent resolution petitioning the Federal government for statehood. The resolution’s… Read More »A Page in History: 1934 Concurrent Resolution
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives tax committee has rejected a secret bid to exempt income that companies in the States attribute to… Read More »US House Chairman Rejects Secret Puerto Rico Tax Exemption Proposal
While some observers (including The Guardian and The Jerusalem Post) suggest that there is an isolationist tone in recent political actions, the United States has a… Read More »Challenges to Democracy in the Western Hemisphere
The financing of Puerto Rico’s insular government took a serious hit yesterday as a loss of confidence in the Commonwealth by buyers of tax-free bonds… Read More »Commonwealth Financing Plans Dropped, Lenders Lose Confidence
A group of companies in the States that do a lot of manufacturing in Puerto Rico is quietly lobbying Congress to make the territory the… Read More »Quiet Lobbying to Make Territory Least Taxed Manufacturing Location
