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Florida's large and more recently arrived diaspora is a key force driving the new — and potentially successful — Puerto Rican statehood effort in Washington. One of the big stories in ...

The latest effort to make Puerto Rico the 51st state was introduced in Congress on Thursday amid renewed focus on the commonwealth and the US government’s response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since 1898. In 1952, the island's governor at the time, Luis Muñoz Marín, proclaimed the establishment of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico with the idea that ...

The long-debated possibility of statehood for Puerto Rico is gaining traction — a development sure to be watched closely by the more than 1 million members of the Puerto Rico diaspora who make ...

The bill challenges Puerto Rico's four-year renewable energy push, supported by U.S. federal funding, to help ease chronic power outages on an island trying to wean itself off fossil fuels.. But ...

In Congress, a bill has been introduced to put Puerto Rico on a path toward statehood, just like D.C. Watch Now Menu Local National Weather Sports Traffic Watch Now ...

For the sixth time, Puerto Ricans will be asked to vote on statehood, which is ultimately the call of the US Congress. The island’s history? It’s complicated.

The bill challenges Puerto Rico’s four-year renewable energy push, supported by U.S. federal funding, to help ease chronic power outages on an island trying to wean itself off fossil fuels.