2022
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Lois Frankel Calls on the Senate to Pass the Build Back Better Act and Expand the Child Tax Credit
“No parent should be working two jobs and still struggle to keep a roof over their family’s heads,” says the lifelong Democrat.
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Floridians Will Soon Have More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations After Federal Government Makes Funds Available
The plan will first focus on adding charging stations in the existing interstate highway system and is part of Biden’s broader agenda to combat human-caused climate change.
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Democrats Request Additional $1B for Puerto Rico’s Food Assistance Program
Puerto Rican Rep. Nydia Velázquez advocated for robust funding for the program to help the island recover from natural disasters and the pandemic.
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Thousands of Public Workers Have Joined the Teacher Protest in Puerto Rico
Professionals from different fields have joined the protest that the teachers had scheduled to ask for fair wages and better pensions.
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US House Recommends Replacing Arecibo Observatory Radio Telescope
The telescope had the best planetary radar system in the world, and it contributed fundamentally to the knowledge of the solar system.
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Florida Democrats Demand Investigation After Voters Complain Party Affiliations Were Changed to GOP
Since September, the Miami-Dade Department of Elections has received alerts warning of similar voter fraud. Many of the victims are elderly, low income, and do not speak English .
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Charlie Crist Calls on DeSantis to Expand Medicaid as 1M Floridians Could Lose Health Coverage in April
The US Rep. says Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature “are missing in action on what’s important to most Floridians,” and promises that, if elected governor, he will veto any state budget that does not include Medicaid expansion.
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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Recommended Puerto Rico Use Federal Funds to Increase Teacher Salaries
Cardona, who is of Puerto Rican origin, said teachers should be treated with “respect and dignity.”
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¡Por fin! Puerto Rico Will Give Teachers a $1k Monthly Salary Increase
After a week of teacher protests, the government has found a temporary solution to fund the pay raise.
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Rep. Carlos G. Smith Votes Against Redistricting Map for Not Reflecting Latino Communities’ Growth
The representative said that in the past decade the Hispanic population has increased by 1.5 million, but that growth is not reflected in the new district maps.
