Hundreds of Puerto Ricans crowded into a convention center Saturday where federal legislators held a public hearing to decide the future of the island’s political status as the U.S. territory struggles to recover from hurricanes, earthquakes and a deep economic crisis, the Associated Press reported.
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Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi (D) is hopeful that a House delegation due this weekend on the island will return to Washington, D.C., ready to quickly move on a bill to update the U.S. territory’s status, The Hill reported.
McKinsey & Co. is in the spotlight as the consulting giant faces a deadline to disclose potential conflicts of interest in advising Puerto Rico’s $120 billion restructuring, Bloomberg Law reported. A new law signed by President Biden on Jan.
A federal appeals court has upheld modifications to teachers’ pensions under Puerto Rico’s debt adjustment plan despite arguments from teachers’ associations that the changes violate commonwealth law, Reuters reported. The U.S.
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