Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton has declared his candidacy for president in 2020. This makes a field of 19 serious candidates on the Democratic side, and two Republicans. Moulton supports statehood… Read more »

Puerto Rico is seeing some good news in employment, according to a new release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment in the municipio (county) of San Juan increased… Read more »

Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017. Puerto Rico, a possession of the United States for more than a century, was already in a state of financial crisis when the… Read more »

Today is the deadline for filing federal income taxes in the United States. Residents of Puerto Rico don’t have to file tax returns or pay income taxes on money earned… Read more »

Some people — including supporters of statehood for Puerto Rico — worry that continuing to talk about statehood while waiting for Congress to settle the question of federal disaster support… Read more »