Politics + Puerto Rico Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 18, 2009
Environmentalists alarmed by Puerto Rico policies – Sweeping from lush mountain rain forests to pristine beaches, a corridor of land protected by Puerto Rico’s last governor hosts dozens of rare and endangered species and was championed by celebrities who helped fight off resort proposals. – Now new Gov. Luis Fortuno has revoked the reserve as part of a drive to bring jobs and investment for the U.S. territory’s struggling economy. And activists see a broader pattern of looser protection for the island’s environment.
November 9, 2009
A Colony by Any Other Name is Still a Colony – Puerto Rico
October 30, 2009
Puerto Rico lawmakers have voted to adopt one of the world’s lowest legal limits for drunk driving.
LULAC Hails the Inclusion of Puerto Rico in the House Healthcare Bill
October 15, 2009
Hundreds of Thousands of Puerto Rican Workers, Faith Leaders, Students and Citizens to Unite in Hato Rey on October 15 – National March Will Protest Massive Cuts in Essential Public Services; Republican Administration Under Investigation for Civil Rights Violations Against High School Students
September 30, 2009
Governor Luis Fortuño of Puerto Rico Flees Egg Attack – (eggs are nothing compared to 17,000 people losing their jobs)
September 24, 2009
The reform of the Puerto Rican legislature currently underway seeks to reduce by almost half the number of lawmakers, one of the chief objectives of the administration of Gov. Luis Fortuño.
September 22, 2009
Puerto Rico and other territories left out of healthcare reform
August 25, 2009
Gov. Luis G. Fortuño of Puerto Rico endorsed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s re-election bid on Tuesday
August 7, 2009
For Puerto Ricans, Sotomayor’s Success Stirs Pride
July 23, 2009
A House committee approved a proposal Wednesday that would let Puerto Ricans decide their island’s political status. It was unclear whether the full Congress would consider the bill.
July 15, 2009
Sotomayor is mum on Puerto Rico statehood vs. independence
July 13, 2009
Puerto Ricans tuned in to Sonia Sotomayor’s Senate confirmation hearings on Monday to cheer on the judge with local roots whose nomination to the Supreme Court has boosted pride across the island.
June 29, 2009
National Puerto Rican Coalition Frames Its Upcoming Public Policy Agenda
June 25, 2009
Puerto Rico Governor Presses for Referendum on Political Status
June 24, 2009
Congress considers referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status
March 23, 2009
Puerto Rico Governor Acevedo Found Not Guilty of Corruption
March 17, 2009
Attorneys fighting corruption charges against former Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila surprised a judge Tuesday by announcing they would not present any witnesses in his defense.
February 1, 2009
En una visita relámpago a la isla, el presidente mexicano Felipe Calderón se reunió con el gobernador de Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, y miembros de su gabinete para discutir posibles alianzas económicas y la ampliación de rutas aéreas entre ambos países.
January 28, 2009
El Senado de Puerto Rico ordenó el miércoles investigar al aspirante a dirigir la Oficina del Comisionado de Seguros, Ramón Cruz, por haber sido multado por la dependencia que quedaría bajo su cargo cuando trabajaba para una aseguradora privada.
Puerto Rico is joining a growing list of U.S. places refusing to take in any detainees from the Guantánamo Bay prison camps.
January 26, 2009
Puerto Rico’s Senate declined Thursday to consider a proposed merger with the lower house, effectively killing a cost-saving measure that would have eliminated some jobs for lawmakers in the U.S. territory.
Puerto Rico’s Senate declined Thursday to consider a proposed merger with the lower house, effectively killing a cost-saving measure that would have eliminated some jobs for lawmakers in the U.S. territory.
January 23, 2009
Five of former Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila’s co-defendants were pleading guilty Friday in a federal corruption case, leaving him increasingly isolated ahead of the trial for alleged campaign finance violations – Puerto Rico
December 28, 2008
Unos 500 policías velarán por la seguridad en los actos de toma de posesión del nuevo gobernador de Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, del próximo viernes, 2 de enero.
December 15, 2008
The possible admission of Puerto Rico as a new state of the United States and other options in relation to the Commonwealth’s status will not be discussed until the island’s financial situation has been straightened out, said the territory’s Secretary of State designate, Senate President Kenneth McClintock.
December 5, 2008
A federal judge ordered a Puerto Rican lawmaker, Sen. Jorge de Castro Font, to be jailed ahead of his corruption trial, ruling Thursday that he violated his bail by contacting a government witness.
December 2, 2008
The attorney for Puerto Rico’s governor Anibal Acevedo Vila says a federal judge has thrown out most of the federal corruption charges against his client.
Aumenta campaña por presos políticos en Puerto Rico
November 19, 2008
Puerto Rico in political brawl about gays
Puerto Rico: triunfo de Fortuño no es mandato de anexión
November 17, 2008
El gobierno de Puerto Rico le reconoció derechos de salud a las parejas del mismo sexo en una orden que prohibe a las oficinas y agencias públicas discriminar por orientación sexual, identidad de género, estado de embarazo y civil, entre otros.
November 12, 2008
Fortuno Taps McClintock for Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
November 11, 2008
Puerto Rico’s governor-elect Luis Fortuño says he and New York Gov. David Paterson plan to enhance trade ties between the Caribbean commonwealth and the U.S. state
November 7, 2008
The Republican National Hispanic Assembly (RNHA) Congratulates Governor-elect Luis Fortuño
November 6, 2008
A look at Puerto Rico’s newly elected governor – Luis Fortuño on Tuesday gave the New Progressive Party (NPP) their biggest victory in the 40 years the party has existed.
November 3, 2008
Los puertorriqueños acuden a las urnas el martes en momentos en que se cuestiona la integridad moral de los dos principales candidatos a la gobernación, el autonomista Aníbal Acevedo Vilá y el anexionista Luis Fortuño.
October 23, 2008
More than 4,000 blind people in Puerto Rico will be able to vote by telephone for the first time in November’s territorial elections.
October 14, 2008
Daddy Yankee presents political debate in Puerto Rico – The reggaetonero made his second appearance as the moderator for the governor debates in Puerto Rico
October 7, 2008
What does Palin think about Puerto Rico?
October 2, 2008
Corrupción salpica debate de candidatos a gobernador en Puerto Rico
September 30, 2008
Protestan los sordos en Puerto Rico por debate en TV
September 15, 2008
“In Puerto Rico where you all come from over 85 percent of the people turn out to vote in every single election, and somehow when we move to the mainland we try to keep our language, we try to keep out lechon asado (roast pork) we certainly keep our music, but sometimes we forget the one of the important things about being Puerto Rican is that we register to vote and you turn out to vote in huge numbers. And unfortunately up here on the mainland only twenty or thirty percent of Puerto Ricans register and vote in the elections and that’s like giving away part of being Puerto Rican.” said McClintock.
Puerto Rico’s Senate President Urges Hispanics to Register, Vote – Sen. Kenneth D. McClintock
August 20, 2008
A U.S. federal grand jury handed down a new indictment against Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila Tuesday, charging him with four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with alleged campaign finance violations.
August 14, 2008
Puerto Rican party says Spanish-only ballots unfair
July 10, 2008
Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila says no proof of corruption in first detailed response to charges
June 10, 2008
Puerto Rico in independence bid – Puerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila has called on the UN to back his people’s right to self-determination.
June 4, 2008
Juan Gonzalez on Puerto Rico’s Overlooked Primary and a Bitter Divide Within the SEIU
June 3, 2008
Puerto Rico vote an enigma of complexities
June 2, 2008
Poor turnout in Puerto Rico primaries reflects island’s ambivalence
Clinton wins easily in Puerto Rico
May 29, 2008
Clinton: No Vote for Puerto Rican Vets “An Injustice and an Insult” – From The Road
Bill Clinton urges Puerto Ricans to vote
May 28, 2008
Five Questions About the Puerto Rico Democratic Presidential Primary
Diary: To Puerto Rico with Clinton
Bill Clinton says Puerto Rico is key to wife’s claim to popular vote
May 27, 2008
Democrats campaign hard in Puerto Rico
May 22, 2008
Democrats adopt boisterous Puerto Rican style
May 21, 2008
Puerto Rico relishes clout as ballot battleground
Richardson to campaign for Obama in Puerto Rico
May 20, 2008
Q&A: Puerto Rico politician wants to see island become 51st state – Kenneth D. McClintock, president of the Senate of Puerto Rico
U.S. election highlights Puerto Rico’s ‘unequal’ status
May 14, 2008
Clinton hopes Puerto Ricans boost her popular-vote tally
May 8, 2008
With 55 delegates, Puerto Rico eager for primary limelight
April 30, 2008
Chelsea Clinton Stumps For Her Mother In Puerto Rico
April 29, 2008
Puerto Rico approves Acevedo candidacy
April 25, 2008
Rhode Island lawmakers delay vote targeting illegal immigrants
April 8, 2008
Former President Bill Clinton Makes Case For Wife On Island Rich In Culture And Delegates
April 7, 2008
Support For Barack Obama Grows In Puerto Rico
Puerto Ricans are ‘Obama people,’ says ex-governor
March 31, 2008
Puerto Rico party creates fund to ease court costs for indicted Gov.
March 27, 2008
Puerto Rico governor (and demorcratic superdelegate) Anibal Acevedo Vila indicted on federal criminal charges – On Deadline – USATODAY.com
March 25, 2008
Puerto Rico Moves Up Primary – (switches from caucus to primary)
March 18, 2008
The Clinton Campaign and Puerto Rican Status
March 13, 2008
Puerto Rico becomes player in Dem primary
March 11, 2008
Puerto Rico statehood champion quitting politics – Sen. Pedro Rossello
March 9, 2008
Puerto Rico Democrats Seek to Change Contest
February 25, 2008
Obama pledges self-determination to Puerto Rico – with independence as an option
John McCain wins all 20 at-large delegates at stake in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s Political Melodrama Plays On, With Its Governor in the Lead Role
Puerto Rico looming large in DNC
February 18, 2008
Southwest Floridians debate: Statehood good for Puerto Rico, U.S.?
February 14, 2008
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo-Vila Endorses Senator Barack Obama for President
February 13, 2008
Puerto Rican Poll Power
February 11, 2008
”There’s so much anti-immigrant and anti-Hispanic sentiment out there, and this just feeds into it even more,” said Millie Herrera, president of the state Democratic Hispanic Caucus. “We are giving her a week and then we will escalate. We’re not going to drop this.” – about U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite Puerto Rican ‘foreigner’ comment
Daily Kos: Did You Know Puerto Rico Could Determine Our Presidential Nominee?
February 7, 2008
Political leaders criticize Brown-Waite’s ‘foreign’ remark
January 30, 2008
U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite calls Puerto Ricans ‘foreign,’ shouldn’t get rebate
November 13, 2007
Boro Beat: Futuro calls some to Puerto Rico while others party here – New York
November 11, 2007
Govener Spitzer’s Courtesy Call in Puerto Rico
October 23, 2007
A senator’s Puerto Rican friendship draws scrutiny
August 16, 2007
Puerto Rico, U.S. struggle for middle ground
June 28, 2007
Puerto Rican governor target of probe
March 26, 2007
Big business may keep Puerto Rico from statehood
Puerto Rican voting rights beg confusion
February 27, 2007
Statehood for Puerto Rico?
