ButGeorge Laws García, executive director of the Puerto Rico Statehood Council, tells The Recast the GOP platform keeps the door open to statehood for Puerto Rico. “For Puerto Rico, the only means for greater political participation in the national political process beyond what we already have...
Puerto Rico. (statehood election and tax-exempt bonds)(Around the Nation)Fitzgibbons, Patrick M
and DC's residents alreadyvoted overwhelminglyin favor of statehood in 2016, with 86% of voters supporting it. On the other hand, Puerto Rico'smore mixed politics and ties to both major US political partiescould give it an edge in the political process of becoming a state - if residents ...
Puerto Rico’s Republican Party held a district assembly and awarded former President Donald Trump all 23 of their national delegates.
No to Puerto Rican statehood.No to Puerto Rican statehood.Comments on the plan of United States Congress to make Puerto Rico the 51st state in the union. Purpose of the statehood plan; Brief background on Puerto Rico's socio-economic condition; Implications of the statehood plan.ChavezLinda...
Puerto Ricans Could Find Statehood Extremely Taxing, Senate Panel ToldIf Puerto Rico becomes a state, most residents would be too poor to owe any federal income tax,...Scully, Sean
Puerto Rico makers mum on statehood.Barrett, Joyce
wise, we will be on equal footing with the states… it'll be more than offset by a couple of things. First, additional federal money is coming into Puerto Rico. And secondly, the inherent value of being a permanent member of the family, of having a permanent status such as statehood....
The latest CBSN Originals documentary, "Fighting for Paradise: Puerto Rico's Future," explores the divide between statehood and self-determination. Download the CBS News app on your cellphone or connected TV to watch the documentary Sunday, June 27, at 8 p.m. ET on CBSN. Puerto Rico ...
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez has acknowledged losing the primary of her pro-statehood party to Pedro Pierluisi, who briefly served as the U.S. territory’s governor last year amid political turmoil.