Sablan re-introduces Insular Mid-decade Census Act
On October 27, 2024, Delegate Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D) of the Northern Mariana Islands re-introduced the Insular Mid-decade Census Act to ensure the collection of census data from insular areas. Currently, the insular areas of Guam, American Samoa, the...
US Department of Education releases Puerto Rico Educational Transformation Guidebook
The United States Department of Education released the Puerto Rico Educational Transformation Guidebook, providing recommendations for a clear pathway for local leaders to continue the decentralization of education implementation efforts on the islands. The guidebook,...
Google Trends in the US territories: October 2024
Welcome back to our monthly series examining the top Google Trends in Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Trends data is an unbiased sample of Google search data. It’s anonymized (no one is...
US Virgin Islands Governor announces legislation to establish ferry service between St. Croix and St. Thomas
United States Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) announced a transformative legislative proposal aimed at advancing the Virgin Islands' infrastructure and community development. "Today, I am excited to announce a legislative proposal that will drive our...
#TBT: November 14, 2024
FEMA workers visit a disaster survivor to check on their application status for assistance after Super Typhoon Yutu damaged their home in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands.
Trump’s comeback victory, after reshaping his party and national politics, looks a lot like Andrew Jackson’s in 1828
By Spencer Goidel, Auburn University As the nation prepares for a second Donald Trump presidency, some history-minded people may seek understanding in the idea that it wasn’t until Richard Nixon’s second presidential term that the serious consequences arrived. But as...
US territory voters prefer Harris over Trump in poll
Residents of the United States unincorporated territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands favored Kamala Harris and Tim Walz over Donald Trump and JD Vance in the October 2024 Elections Territorial Poll....
Pula and Pulu pull ahead in American Samoa’s gubernatorial race, Amata likely to remain in Congress
In American Samoa, our polling is showing dissatisfaction with the incumbent Governor Lemany PS Mauga and Lieutenant Governor Talauega Eleasalo Vaalele Ale, with only 20% of respondents supporting them, and challengers Nikolao Pula and Pulu Ae Ae gathering a...
Stacey Plaskett likely to retain US Virgin Islands delegate seat
In the Democratic stronghold territory of the United States Virgin Islands, our poll predicts that Stacey Plaskett (D) will retain the delegate seat she has held since 2015. With an overwhelming 71.7% of respondents supporting her, Plaskett is followed by Ronald...
Jenniffer González-Colón, Pablo José Hernández in the lead of Puerto Rico’s gubernatorial and resident commissioner races
With less than a day before polls open in Puerto Rico, the October 2024 Elections Territorial poll shows current Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (NPP, R) ahead in the race to replace Pedro Pierluisi (NPP, D), whom she defeated in a primary earlier this...
