All posts tagged "Puerto Rico Senate"

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  Vargas Vidot says fiscal board demands should be challenged

  Believes proposed cuts show entity's 'malice'; asks the people 'rise up'

  • Posted March 10, 2017
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  Senate President defends Singer Glenn Monroig’s $30K contract

  SAN JUAN – Singer and songwriter Glenn Monroig secured a four-month contract with the Puerto Rico Senate for $30,000 to advise Thomas Rivera Schatz‘s administration on public policy, the Senate president said Monday. “He is an adviser...

  • Posted February 28, 2017
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  Bill would allow municipal companies to rent private locations

  Location are currently restricted to public installations or structures

  • Posted February 23, 2017
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  Senate Approves Bill to Reject Blank Ballots in Status Plebiscite

  Blank ballots won't influence final results

  • Posted February 23, 2017
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  Puerto Rico Senate Proposes Funds for Permitting Reform

  SAN JUAN –  The secretary-designate of the Transportation & Public Works Department (DTOP by its Spanish initials), Carlos Contreras,  recommended on Tuesday the creation of a special fund available for agencies that don’t have enough money to invest...

  • Posted February 21, 2017
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  100K signatures collected in favor of auditing Puerto Rico’s debt

  SAN JUAN – Members of the Citizens’ Front for the Audit of the Public Debt arrived Tuesday morning to the Capitol to present 100,000 signatures to the Legislature, calling for the reestablishment of the Commission for the Integral...

  • Posted February 21, 2017
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  Senate Approves Ethics Code Unanimously

  Imposes sanctions for "unfounded or frivolous" complaints against any official

  • Posted February 16, 2017
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  House eliminates compensation for Prepa Governing Board members

  House Approves Enterprise Puerto Rico

  • Posted February 14, 2017
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  Senate Confirms Designations for Labor, DDEC, Fire Chief

  New Labor and DDEC secretaries support Labor Reform

  • Posted February 11, 2017
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  Senate Approves Investigation on Puerto Rico Tourism Industry

  Meanwhile, new bill proposes to create DMO in Puerto Rico

  • Posted February 11, 2017