Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act of 2016 (PROMESA)

3 members of federal control board in Puerto Rico sue Trump and others for illegal firings

SAN JUAN (AP) — Three members of a federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances, who were recently fired by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit in federal…

John McCarthy September 19, 2025

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As Bankruptcy Ends, Board Seeks To Boost Puerto Rico’s Economy

SAN JUAN (AP) — As Puerto Rico emerges from a drawn-out bankruptcy process, a federal control board that oversees the island’s finances announced Wednesday that it will focus on growing the…

John McCarthy April 6, 2023

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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 as legislators in the U.S.…

John McCarthy April 6, 2018