Tag: Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has been hit hard by the Zika virus, which spreads primarily via mosquito bites and can cause the birth defect microcephaly. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Zika prompts public emergency in Puerto Rico

Robert King · August 12, 2016 9:30 pm

"t's really important to me that we do what we can to help the people of Puerto Rico get the kind of support that they deserve to have," Hillary Clinton said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Clinton aims to clean up with Florida’s Puerto Ricans

Becket Adams · August 9, 2016 4:08 am

Reckless Leaders May Try To Forget, But the Debt Remembers

Charles Sauer · August 8, 2016 2:13 pm

San Juan's government said in a lawsuit filed last week in Puerto Rico's federal court that the plan to spray would pose "a significant risk" to wildlife and fish in the area. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Puerto Rican city sues to stop Zika spraying

Robert King · July 25, 2016 10:29 pm

Currently, the Puerto Rican government has a total of $118 billion dollars in debt through bonds and unfunded pension liabilities. (AP Photo)

Ryan appoints GOP members to Puerto Rico task force

Diana Stancy Correll · July 15, 2016 7:53 pm

The CDC said Friday it has evidence that women can spread the Zika virus through sex. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

CDC: Women can spread Zika through sex

Robert King · July 15, 2016 3:02 pm

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is threatening to shut down the government's efforts against the mosquito-borne and sexually transmitted virus, which can cause horrible birth defects in utero and has already become a major problem in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Dems don’t let the Zika crisis go to waste

Washington Examiner · July 13, 2016 4:01 am

Islanders in Puerto Rico find themselves marooned by the Jones Act thanks to their disproportionate reliance on domestic maritime shipping, which is subjected to the act's mandates. (AP Photo)

Scuttle the Jones Act

Mac Zimmerman · July 12, 2016 4:03 am

Republicans are asking President Obama to accept a bill to end a permit requirement for mosquito spraying. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)

GOP warns Obama: Action on Zika needed this week

Robert King · July 11, 2016 7:30 pm

Grassley demanded the FBI release the "actual evidence" gathered in its year-long probe of Clinton's email. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Grassley: Why is Zika money left?

Robert King · July 8, 2016 9:32 pm

The huge payment included $1 billion worth of "guaranteed debt service obligations" that will go unpaid. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

Puerto Rico defaults, warns of ‘dire’ fiscal picture

Pete Kasperowicz · July 1, 2016 12:34 pm

Research shows Puerto Rico government officials have been hiding retirement benefits from balance sheets. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel vía AP)

Puerto Rico’s financial crisis — we’ve heard this story before

Sheila Weinberg · July 1, 2016 4:02 am