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San Juan, Puerto Rico — Six new investigative journalism proposals have been selected to receive grants from the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI). The proposals submitted by journalists Israel Rodríguez Sánchez, Adriana de Jesús Salamán, Diego M. Nieves Berríos, Vanesa Baerga, Leyrian Colón Santiago and Juan Xavier Villavicencio Vázquez grew out of two educational programs […]

Puerto Ricans are the largest Latino group in at least two districts that could change party hands in November’s midterm elections.

Puerto Ricans are the largest Latino group in 59 congressional districts across five states that could prove decisive in the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

Meta did not admit liability for the harm its Instagram and Facebook platforms cause among children and young people, but at least half of Puerto Rico’s settlement is expected to go toward remedies for minors.

Although the initiative was announced as starting in August, it will launch two months later.

Neither Enchanted Rock nor Flotek, which joined the temporary power generation deal through Power Expectations, was registered or authorized to do business in Puerto Rico.

Along with low capital investment in replacing obsolete pipes, the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority is grappling with water loss after losing 13% of the workforce responsible for detecting and repairing leaks over the past decade.

One month after Gov. Jenniffer González Colón signed Senate Bill 63, which amended the Transparency Law, attorney Verónica Ferraiuoli, coordinator of the Initiative for Deregulation and Administrative Efficiency (IDEA, in Spanish), announced with great media fanfare the creation of the Public Transparency Portal, a digital platform “to submit and track public information requests” sent to agencies in the executive branch.

This is the second lawsuit against the agency under the administration of Jenniffer González Colón for failing to provide information to the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo.

Any of the alternatives presented by the developer for extracting water for the project would threaten water security and natural resources in southwestern Puerto Rico, agencies and experts agree.

Truenorth has been the biggest beneficiary over the past two decades, receiving more than $34.9 million in contracts aimed at reducing water loss in Puerto Rico, while the public corporation’s rate of unaccounted-for water has remained at 60%.

Residents say the territory’s tourism-dependent economy strains basic services and leaves local communities bearing the costs, even as public investment continues to favor the industry.

For two months, the Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration has failed to provide public data, such as the number of people covered by the Vital Plan for catastrophic illnesses and special coverage, including cancer.

The convicted crypto entrepreneur visited the island several times and was a signatory to the multibillion-dollar agreement between the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and Power Expectations.

Seven months after our investigation revealed that Puerto Rico’s nine shelters were at risk of closing, the nonprofits that operate them remain financially vulnerable as government aid remains temporary and fragmented.

Juan Ramón González Galarza’s firm advises both P3A and PREPA — but he did not disclose information to the public utility about problems with the Power Expectations contract.