The U.S. House of Representatives passed the PROMESA Act, which addresses Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, but in the process also allows the commonwealth’s minimum wage to drop to $4.25.
Project Ara, the modular smartphone concept that gained a lot of attention last year, seemed to fall by the wayside of Google's ambitions in recent months. Now it looks like Ara just got fast-tracked.
In an effort to further monitor the Zika virus awareness and prevention campaign, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell will visit Puerto Rico on April 26, including a meeting with Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla.
In a message to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., Puerto Rico Education Secretary Rafael Roman Melendez further made the case about the commonwealth’s debt crisis and the impact on children’s education.
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla is continuing his campaign for congressional leaders to move forward with legislation that will give the U.S. commonwealth solutions for its debt and health crises.
Puerto Ricans, who if born within the commonwealth are given U.S. citizen status, received some attention during the "Latin America" segment of the latest Democratic presidential debate.
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla wrote a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan announcing financial statements from 2014 will be released soon and dismissed rumors of lack of reliable financial information from the island.
In order to help alleviate Puerto Rico's massive $72 billion debt, government officials held a meeting on Thursday, hoping to attract wealthy investors to move to the U.S. territory.
To alleviate Puerto Rico's financial and health crises, President Barack Obama made a number of proposals for the commonwealth in his 2017 fiscal year budget.
Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) have been working this week to address the financial and health care challenges affecting Puerto Rico.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew paid a visit to Puerto Rico, where he held a press conference urging Congress to take action to help alleviate the island's massive debt and humanitarian crisis.
Only one candidate acknowledged Puerto Rico financial crisis, immigration and the Obama administration’s deportation raids during the Democratic presidential deabte: Martin O’Malley.
