Puerto Rico, reported daily.
Federal & Fiscal
with Marisol Vélez CintrónPuerto Rico economists give the fiscal board's first decade a failing grade
60% of the economists surveyed by the Asociación de Economistas de Puerto Rico rated the board's 10-year performance unfavorably.
Puerto Rico's 2027 forecast brackets zero - and the fixes all have datesRafael Ortiz MedinaLas Marías wins Fiscal Board approval for a plan to clear its $327,078 AAA debtRafael Ortiz MedinaUS Congress reconvenes with budget and Puerto Rico funding pendingPuerto Rico's $1.5 Billion Nutrition Gap Gets Its Best Shot Since 1982Rafael Ortiz MedinaPlan Vital faces 90% federal Medicaid cut on Sept 30 2027 absent new lawMarisol Vélez CintrónPuerto Rico Resident Commissioner demands halt to ICE raidsFiscal board starts work on next year's budgetMarisol Vélez CintrónPuerto Rico Fiscal Board warns Education debts may exceed $20 millionFour Puerto Rican House Democrats seek reelection in 2026 US midtermsOversight Board backs bigger revolving fund for AAA reconstructionYadiel Rosario QuiñonesLa Junta asks Ports Authority for NFEnergía lease payment historyMarisol Vélez CintrónPuerto Rico Governor meets Fiscal Board over IVU relief fundingDARPA partners with PRITS on Puerto Rico critical infrastructure cybersecurity programLa Junta approves $20M for Ama de Llaves across 65 municipalities for fiscal 2027Marisol Vélez CintrónLa Junta approves $20M for Puerto Rico's Ama de Llaves home assistance programMarisol Vélez CintrónPuerto Rico ACLU says government gave ICE confidential data on 6,000-plus immigrantsTainá Morales CepedaPR bill would shield welfare aid from Social Security raises as SSA shifts island phone hoursInés Colón BetancourtPuerto Rico Governor discusses food IVU exemption with Fiscal BoardLa Junta's Mujica says IVU food exemption treats 'symptoms,' not high costsMarisol Vélez CintrónLa Junta asks that IVU suspension wait for full reviewMarisol Vélez CintrónJudge sets Dec 2 deadline for motions in Puerto Rico federal prison drug caseJoaquín Santiago NievesPuerto Rico Fiscal Board criticizes governor's food tax holiday proposalSocial Security sets 3.6% cost-of-living raise for 2027, Puerto Rico includedInés Colón BetancourtPuerto Rico Fiscal Board approves public employee holiday leave orderDEA executes 17 arrest warrants in 'Los Tíos' Aguadilla operationDEA executes 17 arrest warrants against Los Tíos criminal group in AguadillaICE steps up raids in San Juan immigrant neighborhoods over the weekendJoaquín Santiago NievesGonzález asks la Junta to lift IVU on restaurant food for November and DecemberMarisol Vélez CintrónA $30 million federal anchor and a $100M capital stack: Puerto Rico's place-based anti-poverty bet opens its hub in 2027Rafael Ortiz MedinaProposed 2030 census rule would overhaul who counts for apportionment - and never mentions Puerto RicoRafael Ortiz MedinaPuerto Rico Chamber of Commerce backs fix to Medicare Advantage pay gapJoaquín Santiago NievesGarcía Padilla condemns release of 6,000 immigrants' data to ICEJoaquín Santiago NievesHUD watchdog says Puerto Rico can't justify over $50 million in recovery fundsJoaquín Santiago NievesSocial Security sets 3.6% raise for 2027, reaching Puerto Rico beneficiariesInés Colón BetancourtBipartisan lawmakers introduce Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage Fairness ActTainá Morales CepedaPuerto Rico Department of the Family to hold special PAN assistance service dayJoaquín Santiago NievesPuerto Rico mayors send letter defending fees on FEMA funded projectsYadiel Rosario QuiñonesLa Junta approves $17.9M lease renewal for Bayamon Family CourtMarisol Vélez CintrónPuerto Rico gets fiscal deadline extension to Oct. 31Sam CallowayFirst Circuit reverses order adding non-binary gender marker to Puerto Rico birth certificatesSam CallowayArecibo completes 135 rebuilt homes under federal recovery programJoaquín Santiago NievesGonzález-Rivera Schatz dispute splits PNP over statehood pushMateo ReyesPuerto Rico's Medicaid cliff is 15 months out. 1.1 million residents are covered; the fix needs CongressRafael Ortiz MedinaCoast Guard rescues at least 40 after boat capsizes near Mona IslandTainá Morales CepedaCBP and Coast Guard open new facilities in PonceJoaquín Santiago NievesJSF authorizes $2.4M for drought well rehabilitation in Puerto RicoMarisol Vélez CintrónAuthorities run search missions near Mona Island following boat capsizingTainá Morales CepedaFEMA approves over $71 million for Puerto Rico disaster recoveryYadiel Rosario QuiñonesFederation of Mayors requests JSF confirm $89 million disbursement timelinesMarisol Vélez CintrónFirst Circuit says PREPA bondholders cannot reach Puerto Rico's central government fundsJoaquín Santiago NievesPentagon to finish Tricare review for Puerto Rico veterans by end of 2026Inés Colón BetancourtArchbishop González Nieves criticizes ICE treatment of immigrants in Puerto RicoJoaquín Santiago NievesFEMA reports $8.6B in María recovery funds still unobligated nine years onYadiel Rosario QuiñonesNine years after María, Hernández Rivera says reconstruction aid has not arrivedYadiel Rosario QuiñonesGonzález Colón will keep pushing pension increases despite Junta objectionMarisol Vélez CintrónGAO says 74% of federal grid funds for Puerto Rico still undistributedYadiel Rosario QuiñonesFirst Circuit to hear AEE creditor claim for $3.7 billionYadiel Rosario QuiñonesFederal case alleges 'Grupo 31' ran drugs in four Puerto Rico prisonsJoaquín Santiago NievesCoast Guard repatriates 51 migrants intercepted near AguadillaJoaquín Santiago NievesFEMA sends $2M to harden water plants in Adjuntas and BayamónYadiel Rosario QuiñonesOfficials urge Congress to limit birthright citizenship in Puerto RicoSam CallowayPuerto Rico Legislature asks US for statehoodSam Calloway