All posts tagged "Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth"

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  Task Force Recommendations Fall Short of Expectations

  ‘Wish List’ Encompasses Many Areas

  • Posted December 20, 2016
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  García Padilla Continues His Travels

  Governor’s schedule includes meetings with members of the Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth and White House officials

  • Posted November 28, 2016
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  Contractors to submit names for Promesa’s Revitalization Coordinator job

  SAN JUAN—Associated General Contractors (AGC), Puerto Rico Chapter President Neyssa Varela said Thursday the organization will submit a list possible candidates for the job Revitalization Coordinator, a position created by the federal statute Promesa to deal with vital infrastructure...

  • Posted October 20, 2016
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  NPP Senatorial Candidate Sends Letter to Puerto Rico Economic Task Force

  SAN JUAN – Miguel Romero, a senatorial candidate for the district of San Juan, announced Monday that he sent the members of the Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth for Puerto Rico a list of seven issues...

  • Posted October 10, 2016
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  Two in the Bush With 245a

  Trust politicians to go into spin mode when facing a crisis such as Puerto Rico’s smothering debt and steep economic decline. One recent example that comes to mind was the local jobs report circulated by the Puerto...

  • Posted October 10, 2016
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  Jenniffer González meets with Promesa Task Force member Bob Menéndez

  Discuss economic proposals presented with Rosselló

  • Posted September 20, 2016
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  Task Force may evaluate triple tax exemption on local bonds, Taxpayers Union letter suggests

  SAN JUAN – A letter sent by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) to the congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico suggests that the panel will evaluate whether to keep or eliminate the triple tax...

  • Posted September 8, 2016
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  Congressional Task Force extends deadline for economic proposal submission

  SAN JUAN – Washington Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced Tuesday that members of the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico extended until Oct. 14 the deadline for stakeholders to submit proposals to jumpstart...

  • Posted September 6, 2016
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  Private Sector Coalition wants federal jurisdiction over electric sector 

  SAN JUAN – The Private Sector Coalition is asking for the federal government to extend its jurisdiction over the island’s power sector as part of an effort to introduce private competition into the generation and transmission of...

  • Posted August 30, 2016
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  U.S. Officials Urge for Policies to Grow Puerto Rico’s Economy

  Calls for parity on federal healthcare funds, tools to incentivize labor participation

  • Posted August 26, 2016