Puerto Rico is a territory belonging to the United States. As a territory, Puerto Rico has just one representative in the U.S.Congress: the Resident Commissioner. The current Resident Commissioner is… Read more »

The President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status was established in 2000 by then-President Bill Clinton. Reports from the task force were published in 2005, 2007, and 2011. The Task… Read more »

Alaska became a state in 1959, along with Hawaii. The experience of Alaska before and after statehood has some lessons for us when we think about how statehood might affect… Read more »

Hawaii became the 50th State of the Union in 1959. Our series on the paths to statehood taken by the various States of the Union will have more detail about… Read more »

Miss Puerto Rico has become Miss Universe five times: 1970, 1985, 1993, 2001, 2006. Miss Puerto Rico 2019 was the runner up for Miss Universe. The Miss Universe Pageant is… Read more »