The director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Julie Chávez Rodríguez; Federal Undersecretary of Commerce Don Graves and Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi participate in a meeting at the White House.

Economic dialogue between Joe Biden and Pedro Pierluisi administrations raises criticism

Questions focus on the agenda, which sought to avoid the status issue and the lack of representation of other sectors in the most important meeting on economic development so far

Puerto Rican Congressional Democrats ask legislative leadership for full temporary federal funding for Medicaid

The request was led by Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez

The Housing Department is asking for an extension until September 2028, and under the current guidelines, the funds should have been used by September 2026.

Puerto Rico Housing Department asks for more time to use CDBG-DR funds

The deadline to use the program funds is September 2026, and the agency requests the federal government for two additional years to use those funds and end the grant then

It's he fourth restructuring approved by U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain under Title III.

The Highways and Transportation Authority’s Adjustment Plan goes into effect today

The public utility´s restructuring starts today and anticipates 30 years of toll increases

Junio -11- 2008 - San Juan P.R. -- vista aerea de santurce (parcial) parte de san juan (area mtropolitana).
(Xavier J. Araujo / El Nuevo Dia / 2008).
santucre, area metropolitana, poblacion, capital

No consensus: the permit dilemma persists in Puerto Rico

Although there are adjustments to the current model on the horizon, differences prevail among different stakeholders

Joe Biden appointed Max Trujillo as Director of Rural Development in Puerto Rico

Trujillo served as advisor to Puerto Rican Democratic congresswoman Nydia Velázquez

Pedro Pierluisi defends the “foundations of Puerto Rico’s self-rule” in U.S. Supreme Court

In the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari filed on November 18, the governor asks about the standard of review that governs a district court’s evaluation of the Board’s decision that Puerto Rican legislation is inconsistent with the fiscal plan

EPA had until today, December 3, to decide on the proposal

Poor air quality: No new sanctions for Puerto Rico

EPA determines that the proposal filed by the government to comply with sulfur dioxide standards is complete

This Thursday was the deadline that the judge addressing Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy process gave the Oversight Board to restructure some $12 billion in PREPA obligations.

Swain grants one more week to file PREPA’s Plan of Adjustment

The federal district judge approved the request by the mediation team hoping that the Oversight Board and bondholders will reach a final agreement

Torres proposed a strategy for the Caribbean that “identifies the real threats posed” by the major drug trafficking organizations in the region.

Puerto Rican government advocates in Washington for more Coast Guard presence

The Secretary of the Department of Public Safety, Alexis Torres, has meetings with the Joe Biden administration and in Congress

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