Category: Status
Divisions emerge in Popular Democratic Party over how to address status, oversight board
The Popular Democratic Party in Puerto Rico is known for its rejection of statehood and...
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Jenniffer González-Colón files bill to admit Puerto Rico as a state
Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R, NPP) introduced today the Puerto Rico Admission...
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Puerto Rico sends Delegation to Congress in quest for statehood
On January 10, Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R) of Puerto Rico, announced the...
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A Government of seven Presidents
By Enrique Vázquez Quintana, MD In 1889, encouraged by a group of Harvard intellectuals, the US...
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How Hurricanes have affected the Puerto Rico status discussion
It’s been a few long months for Puerto Rico following the plebiscite earlier this summer. Puerto...
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Puerto Rico marches towards statehood amidst doubts
Puerto Rico continues to march towards statehood. After the results of June’s plebiscite were...
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Rosselló names members of Puerto Rico Equality Commission
On July 3, 2017 Governor Ricardo Rosselló began designating 7 members of the Equality Commission,...
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Puerto Rico Congresswoman demands Congressional action on statehood
Puerto Rico’s representative to Congress, Jenniffer González-Colón, spoke on the House Floor on...
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Puerto Rico’s Secretary of State on statehood and the path forward
In a conversation with Puerto Rico Secretary of State Luis Rivera-Marin, we spoke about the...
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After statehood vote, some activity in Congress
Following the recent status vote, Puerto Rican statehood is making its way into the US Congress....
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Resident Commissioner lambasts Cuba, Venezuela statements on plebiscite
Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner in Washington, Jenniffer González-Colón, lambasted the...
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The reactions in DC to Puerto Rico’s statehood vote
On June 11 Puerto Ricans came together and chose statehood for the future of the islands by a wide...
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