Puerto Rico

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‘Welcome to Florida!’

adrian-carrasquillo -

March 8, 2018 11:35 am

Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria last year, leading to downed power and few resources throughout the Commonwealth. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Beltway Confidential

Puerto Rico is addicted to debt

Charles Sauer -

February 28, 2018 4:15 pm

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said in his letter to congressional leadership that the Treasury told him last week it wanted to cut the aid fund from $4.9 billion to $2.065 billion and impose special terms and conditions. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

News

Puerto Rico cries foul after Treasury delays, decreases hurricane disaster loan

Katelyn Caralle -

February 28, 2018 2:31 pm

Magazine

Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Damage Should Not Preclude Real Fiscal Reform

Ike Brannon -

February 27, 2018 10:00 am

Elaine Duke, who was nominated last January as Homeland Security deputy secretary and was confirmed to that position in March, announced Friday evening she will retire in April from her role. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

National Security

Former acting DHS Secretary Elaine Duke to retire in April

Anna Giaritelli -

February 23, 2018 10:42 pm

Congress is considering a budget deal that would implement $17 billion in retroactive, temporary tax breaks. Separate from the tax cuts President Trump signed in December, the Joint Committee on Taxation, Congress' tax experts, estimated Thursday that the cuts would cost just under $17 billion altogether. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Economy

Budget deal includes $17 billion of retroactive tax breaks

Joseph Lawler -

February 9, 2018 12:04 am

The Department of Housing and Urban Development told states receiving funding for hurricane recovery to

Energy and Environment

HUD tells states to consider sea level rise when rebuilding from storms

Josh Siegel -

February 7, 2018 10:08 pm

Magazine

Afternoon Links: FEMA’s War Dogs, 12 Rules for Life, and a Wawa Shabbawa?

Jim Swift -

February 6, 2018 10:00 pm

$FEMA granted the contract to Tribute Contracting LLC, owned by Atlanta entrepreneur Tiffany Brown, on Oct. 3. But the contract was terminated by FEMA 20 days later after the company delivered just 50,000 meals, a fraction of what it was supposed to provide, according to documents obtained by Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.$

News

FEMA awarded contract for 30 million meals for Puerto Rico to one-woman firm, which delivered 50K

Melissa Quinn -

February 6, 2018 5:14 pm

A U.S. Coast Guard vessel moves past a cargo ship near the Isla Grande Port in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sept. 27. President Trump ordered the Jones Act to be waived for shipments to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico at the request of Gov. Ricardo Rossello. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

Infrastructure

The Jones Act, a century-old maritime law, proves tough to sink

Diana Stancy Correll -

February 6, 2018 5:01 am

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Tag: Puerto Rico

‘Welcome to Florida!’

Puerto Rico is addicted to debt

Puerto Rico cries foul after Treasury delays, decreases hurricane disaster loan

Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Damage Should Not Preclude Real Fiscal Reform

Former acting DHS Secretary Elaine Duke to retire in April

Budget deal includes $17 billion of retroactive tax breaks

HUD tells states to consider sea level rise when rebuilding from storms

Afternoon Links: FEMA’s War Dogs, 12 Rules for Life, and a Wawa Shabbawa?

FEMA awarded contract for 30 million meals for Puerto Rico to one-woman firm, which delivered 50K

The Jones Act, a century-old maritime law, proves tough to sink

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