All posts tagged "constitution"
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Resident Commissioner introduces Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act
Legislation for yes-or-no vote on the island has 45 co-sponsors
- Posted October 30, 2019
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Puerto Rico Senate denies newly sworn gov its consent
Supreme Court gives chamber, Pierluisi and AG until noon Tuesday to present arguments
- Posted August 5, 2019
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Puerto Rico statehood advocate posits territory’s incorporation
Lawyer and author Gregorio Igartúa considers that status more viable than annexation
- Posted June 11, 2019
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CofC: A Trump-aligned fiscal board would ease flow of Puerto Rico recovery funds
Officials say island can handle its bankruptcy without oversight board
- Posted February 22, 2019
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Swain’s World: As Cofina Deal Goes Into Effect, Legal Challenges Pop Up
Junior Cofina Bondholders to Receive Less Than They Had Expected Under Debt-Adjustment Plan
- Posted February 22, 2019
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Cofina deal enshrined, even if Puerto Rico fiscal board declared null
Parties agreed that agreed no change can impact agreement's provisions
- Posted February 7, 2019
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Judge Swain worries about rewriting Puerto Rico’s Constitution
Debt deal would validate Cofina and Puerto Rico sales & use tax
- Posted January 17, 2019
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Organizations exhort lawmakers to oppose Cofina restructuring bill
Say measure would benefit 'most powerful creditors, mostly vulture funds, over the bondholders of the island'
- Posted November 1, 2018
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Fundamental Changes Puerto Rico Needs
We need a comprehensive amendment to the Constitution
- Posted October 25, 2018
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State Insurance Fund, doctors’ unions challenge Puerto Rico fiscal plan’s constitutionality
Among the claims are violations of Constitution's Contracts Clause, right to collective bargaining
- Posted July 26, 2018