All posts tagged "Carlos “Johnny” Méndez"

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  House Speaker: Oversight board hasn’t communicated with me

  SAN JUAN – House Speaker Carlos “Johnny” Méndez refused Thursday to comment on the Financial Oversight & Management Board’s demands, days after it specified the dates by which the legislature and the executive branch must present the budget,...

  • Posted March 30, 2017
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  Puerto Rico House to educate on cybersecurity

  Will hold a symposium to discuss the various threats and challenges of the digital era

  • Posted March 26, 2017
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  GSA misses government procurement hearing a 3rd time

  SAN JUAN – The General Services Administration has excused itself on three occasions from testifying before the House Government Committee to state its position on a bill that would create a government procurement law that would completely alter the agency’s operations....

  • Posted March 14, 2017
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  NPP presents bill to request presidential vote in Puerto Rico

  SAN JUAN – House Speaker Carlos “Johnny” Méndez presented Thursday the bill to create the Law to Guarantee the Presidential Vote to all U.S. Citizens Residing in Puerto Rico. House Bill 851 was presented during the Legislative Assembly’s special...

  • Posted March 2, 2017
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  NPP demands US Speaker Ryan to act on status referendum results

  SAN JUAN — The New Progressive Party (NPP) House delegation addressed a letter Thursday to U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), requesting he act on his commitment regarding the June 11 political-status plebiscite’s results. The letter, signed by...

  • Posted March 2, 2017
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  Puerto Rico Gov’t Aims to Host Billboard Latin Music Awards

  SAN JUAN – The Puerto Rico Government began negotiations with NBC-Universal to host the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2018, and now the goal is focused in obtaining an agreement that would represent $40 million to the local...

  • Posted February 24, 2017
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  Méndez: UPR must keep up with the times

  Affirms shouldn't be as "reliant" on State

  • Posted February 23, 2017
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  Judge rejects interdict against House fasting, prayer decree

  SAN JUAN – Superior Court Judge Ángel Pagán denied Thursday a provisional request filed by the Humanistas Seculares de Puerto Rico organization to stop the fasting decree established by House Speaker Carlos “Johnny” Méndez. However, Pagán convened both parties...

  • Posted February 23, 2017
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  House Speaker: Fiscal Board intervention in Legislature ‘unnecessary’

  SAN JUAN – House Speaker Carlos “Johnny” Méndez assured Monday that the Fiscal Oversight & Management Board doesn’t have inherence over the House of Representatives. Méndez emphasized that the Legislature has taken the necessary steps to reduce public...

  • Posted February 6, 2017
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  House website will feature job postings

  An agreement with the Labor Department will expand information outlets to citizens

  • Posted February 2, 2017