SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico dispersed millions of dollars in holiday bonuses to government workers on Wednesday despite a warning from its federally appointed oversight
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Puerto Rico Approves Laws For Insurance Policy Holders Post-Hurricane Maria
SAN JUAN — The governor of Puerto Rico overhauled the U.S. commonwealth’s insurance laws on Tuesday to help protect policy holders as thousands of claims
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New Puerto Rico Fiscal Plan Approved Today; Rossello Says It Is Too Austere
SAN JUAN — A federal control board has approved a five-year fiscal plan for Puerto Rico, though Gov. Ricardo Rossello warns it’s too austere and
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Oversight Board Reaches Deal on Fiscal Plan … Rosselló Won’t Give Christmas Bonuses
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico and its federally appointed oversight board have reached a deal to avoid litigation over much-needed economic overhauls in the bankrupt
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Puerto Rico Governor Details How $1.5 Billion in Federal Hurricane Relief Aid Will Be Used
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s governor has released a plan that outlines how his administration will use $1.5 billion in
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Puerto Rico’s Governor Rossello Says Full Power Should Return Within a Month
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] SAN JUAN — Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello on Wednesday said he expects electricity to be restored across the U.S.
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Puerto Rico Federal Oversight Board to Meet This Thursday to Certify Fiscal Plan
SAN JUAN — The oversight board for Puerto Rico, created by Congress, will hold public hearings on Thursday and Friday to certify revised fiscal plans
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Puerto Rico Gets Largest Grant in HUD History … $18.5 Billion To Rebuild Housing Infrastructure
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico will receive $18.5 billion from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help rebuild its battered housing stock and infrastructure after
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Virgin Islands Gets An Additional $1.6 Billion in HUD Funding … Puerto Rico Nets $18.5 Billion
WASHINGTON — In a joint press conference with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Governor Kenneth Mapp said today that the
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Puerto Rico Says It Won’t Cut Government Jobs Or Pensions Just Because The Feds Tell Them To
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s government submitted a required fiscal plan on Thursday that excludes pension cuts and layoffs sought by a federal oversight board
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