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The Senate goes back and will request that the project that would create the Manati Coastal Corridor be returned so that it be canceled

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After opposition from various environmental groups, the president of the Senate Thomas Rivera Shatz reported this Sunday that the Upper House will request that the Senate Bill 1643 that would create the Manati Coastal Corridor be returned to the Legislative Assembly for its cancellation. Several groups in the environmental community had denounced that the measure … Read more

Several measures remain on the table as legislative sessions close

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The country’s budget, two retirement projects, a measure that would increase the future pensions of police, fire and correctional officers, the Municipal Code and the new Condominium Law are on the list of measures to be discussed in conference committees ahead of the closing of the last regular session of the quadrennium on Tuesday. Conference … Read more

They propose to allow the use of the PAN card in restaurants

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A measure of the president of the House of Representatives, Carlos Mendez, together with the representatives Victor Parés Otero and Antonio Soto Torres, seeks that, during the emergency caused by COVID-19, the users of the Nutritional Assistance Program (PAN) can use it in restaurants for the purchase of ready-made food. “This measure comes directly to … Read more

The Chamber agrees with the amendments introduced to the Civil Code

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Over and above the warnings of certain interest groups that have questioned its content or flaws in the legislative evaluation process, the House of Representatives concurred today, Thursday, with the amendments introduced to the Civil Code, which means that at any time the project would be sent to Governor Wanda Vázquez for her signature. As … Read more

Senate approves measure that would release certain prisoners after emergency declaration of pandemic

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The Senate today passed legislation empowering the secretary of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (DCR) to release certain sectors of the prison population after the executive declaration of a state of emergency following a pandemic or other public or sanitary issue. Since Governor Wanda Vázquez declared the lockdown on March 15, Senator Héctor Martínez … Read more

The Senate approves with amendments the new Civil Code

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Without the support of the legislative minorities and without addressing part of the concerns of various sectors that have warned that part of the language included in the legislative proposal violates the rights of the LGBTTIQ community and other vulnerable groups, the Senate approved today, with 16 votes in favor and 7 against, and with … Read more

These are the measures approved today by the Senate in the face of the coronavirus emergency

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The Senate today approved a package of legislative measures aimed at addressing the emergency decreed at the governmental level by the coronavirus COVID-19 and to alleviate the impact that the state has imposed on the working class restrictions on the displacement and closure of businesses. Among the measures approved is Joint Senate Resolution 492 that … Read more

The Senate approves a measure that makes it possible to hold a “statehood yes or no” consultation

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Without the support of minority delegations, the Senate approved today the bill that makes possible the celebration of a see “statehood yes or no”. The measure received 19 votes in favor and six against during the check carried out by means of a list pass. Senate Bill 1467, known as the Law for the Final … Read more

They filter audio in which Wanda Vázquez claims legislators for criticism against him

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An audio of the legislative conference that was held last week was leaked and validated the claims made by the governor Wanda Vázquez Garced to the representatives and senators of the New Progressive Party (PNP) for criticism against him. In the sound, the first executive also highlighted, with a tone of obvious annoyance, that she … Read more

Larry Seilhamer resigns his legislative seat for family and health reasons

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The senator of the New Progressive Party Larry Seilhamer He presented today, Monday, his resignation letter explaining that he will leave his legislative seat for family and health reasons on Wednesday, January 15. Seilhamer, in the letter missive addressed to the president of the Senate, Thomas Rivera SchatzHe explained that during the four-year period he … Read more