U.S. Politics

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  FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program ends

  Case managers continue connecting survivors with NGOs or state programs for longer-term support

  • Posted June 29, 2018
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  HUD approves $616 million Florida disaster recovery plan

  Funding provides $6 million for 'business assistance' to new people from Puerto Rico

  • Posted June 29, 2018
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  Puerto Rico statehood admission bill introduced

  As a means to address 'unequal treatment' of territory's residents

  • Posted June 28, 2018
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  Will Puerto Rico Incentives Code help offset tax slide?

  Private sector calls for a stronger focus on firms, less on individuals to counter...

  • Posted June 16, 2018
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  U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to establish Puerto Rico Hurricanes Commission

  Independent committee would be charged with examining federal government's 'preparedness and response'

  • Posted June 14, 2018
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  U.S. lawmakers question federal gov’t about hurricane death toll in Puerto Rico

  Want FEMA, HHS to answer by June 26 how count discrepancies will be addressed...

  • Posted June 14, 2018
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  Puerto Rico debt audit drags on as creditor negotiations heat up

  Almost two years after the enactment of the federal PROMESA law and the imposition...

  • Posted June 11, 2018
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  NY Gov. Cuomo calls for investigation into federal hurricane response for Puerto Rico

  Joins Rep. Velázquez in calling for creating a commission to identify any negligence or...

  • Posted June 8, 2018
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  Puerto Rico manufacturers: Fiscal board adviser’s remark hinders efforts in Washington

  PRMA's Masses claims Wolfe's comment on seeking tax breaks at odds with private sector,...

  • Posted June 8, 2018
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  CEPR report: Puerto Rico board prioritizes debt repayment amid humanitarian crisis

  Its authors conclude the fiscal plan is based on 'overoptimistic macroeconomic assumptions,' 'fails to...

  • Posted June 7, 2018