Associated PressMay 19, 2022
5min0
Darren Soto is sponsoring the legislation that is likely doomed in the Senate, as Republicans oppose statehood for Puerto Rico.
Tag: statehood
Associated PressMay 19, 2022
Scott PowersMarch 2, 2021
5min1691
Could the proposal also include statehood for Washington, D.C.?
Scott PowersMay 19, 2020
7min820
Valentin said statehood will help the island reach 'full potential.'
Staff ReportsMarch 3, 2020
4min1679
Tuesday marks the Sunshine State's 175th anniversary.
Scott PowersApril 5, 2019
7min405
"Let's get done whatever we can get done."
Scott PowersMarch 28, 2019
5min531
'Puerto Rico's colonial status is not working.'
Scott PowersAugust 20, 2018
9min483
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam were the top choices at Orlando’s Political Salsa hobnob for races for Senate and Florida Governor. With more than 400 votes, Nelson topped Republican Gov. Rick Scott 52 percent to 43 percent with Rocky De La Fuente taking the rest during the Hispanic-oriented but […]
Scott PowersSeptember 15, 2017
4min288
State Rep. Bob Cortes has introduced a measure that would urge Congress to take steps to expand citizenship rights for people of Puerto Rico and improve the commonwealth’s opportunity for statehood, without actually dealing directly with the statehood issue. House Memorial 147 calls on Congress to address inequalities Puerto Rico and its residents face that […]
Scott PowersJune 26, 2017
5min392
Democratic U.S. Sen. Stephanie Murphy said Monday she intends to introduce legislation that would rework how the federal government provides funding for English as a second language programs, in order to account for incoming Spanish-speaking students from Puerto Rico. Appearing at a Puerto Rico forum in Orlando Monday morning, Murphy, of Winter Park, said the […]
Scott PowersJune 19, 2017
5min448
A Puerto Rican activist in Central Florida is calling on President Donald Trump to give as much attention to Puerto Rico as he is giving to Cuba. Peter Vivaldi, a Republican who has unsuccessfully run for Congress and the Florida Senate and who is a frequent organizer of bipartisan efforts in Central Florida to address […]