Posts Categorized: Statehood

HR 4901, the Puerto Rico Admissions Act of 2019, begins with a list of background facts that explain why Congress should admit Puerto Rico as a state. Then the bill… Read more »

90 days after a deadline requiring action on disaster funding for Puerto Rico, a group of U.S. lawmakers held a press conference accusing the federal government of breaking the law… Read more »

In 1787, the Northwest Territory of the United States was a big, wild area. It was ceded by Britain to the U.S. in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, just as… Read more »

Puerto Rico is posting some good news. Home prices increased 14% year over year amid signs of strong demand. Unemployment has fallen to 7.7% — double the average in the… Read more »

  Some are still dazed and confused by the “commonwealth” hoax. There have been 38 territories inhabited by American nationals and/or citizens with territorial governments organized under federal law.  Today… Read more »