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Puerto Rico at a crossroads as Congress mulls vote to decide statehood or independence
NY Daily News via AOL· 2 years agoAs more than 1 million Puerto Ricans return to Fifth Ave. on Sunday for the pageantry and pride of...
Puerto Rico statehood movement could be a sea change for voters
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEDITOR'S NOTE: This page is part of a comprehensive guide to voting rights across the U.S. and in...
Lawmakers Propose New Vote To Change Puerto Rico's Status
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA group of mostly Democratic members of Congress has crafted a bill to change the status of Puerto...
Puerto Rican statehood backers poised to take over oldest Latino civil rights group
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoA Puerto Rican is poised to be elected to lead LULAC, the nation's oldest Latino civil rights group...
‘It’s about time’: House passes act that would allow Puerto Ricans to vote on statehood
WFTV via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe people of Puerto Rico are one step closer to deciding whether the island should be a state. The...
Why did Puerto Rico become part of the US? And why is it not a state? Experts explain
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe year is 1898. The United States had 45 states. William McKinley was president. Candy corn, ice...
Bill to resolve Puerto Rico’s territorial status reintroduced in House
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Puerto Rico Status Act, which seeks to resolve its territory status and its relationship to the...
The House has pushed Puerto Rico one step closer to possible statehood. What will the Senate do?
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPuerto Rican flag flies on edge of building. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images The House on...
Puerto Rico and the 2024 Republican presidential primaries
CBS News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn the 2024 race for the Republican presidential nomination, Puerto Rico will weigh in with its 23...
US lawmakers urge binding vote on Puerto Rico status
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA group of mostly Democratic congress members, including the House majority leader, on Thursday proposed a binding plebiscite to decide whether Puerto...