Puerto Rican statehood /tags/puerto-rican-statehood Puerto Rican statehood en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 15 Dec 2022 20:28:29 GMT House approves referendum to 'decolonize' Puerto Rico /caribbean/2022-12-15/house-approves-referendum-to-decolonize-puerto-rico The U.S. House has passed a bill that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence. It is a last-ditch effort that stands little chance of passing the Senate. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 20:28:29 GMT /caribbean/2022-12-15/house-approves-referendum-to-decolonize-puerto-rico The Associated Press How Puerto Ricans Feel About Statehood And What Becoming A State Could Look Like /2021-03-11/how-puerto-ricans-feel-about-statehood-and-what-becoming-a-state-could-look-like Puerto Rico’s governor is lobbying Congress to vote in favor of statehood. We took a look at current attitudes here and in Puerto Rico about this debate. Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:00:01 GMT /2021-03-11/how-puerto-ricans-feel-about-statehood-and-what-becoming-a-state-could-look-like Leslie Ovalle Atkinson Vaccine Controversy In The Florida Keys And Puerto Rican Statehood /2021-03-10/vaccine-controversy-in-the-florida-keys-and-puerto-rican-statehood A controversy surrounding vaccine access in the Florida Keys after it was revealed that a wealthy community received doses back in January. Plus, a panel discussion over the future for Puerto Rican statehood. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:16:07 GMT /2021-03-10/vaccine-controversy-in-the-florida-keys-and-puerto-rican-statehood Suria Rimer, Chris Remington There's A New Push To Make Puerto Rico A State. Thanks To The State Of Florida's Pull? /news/2021-03-10/theres-a-new-push-to-make-puerto-rico-a-state-thanks-to-the-state-of-floridas-pull Florida's large and more recently arrived diaspora is a key force driving the new — and potentially successful — Puerto Rican statehood effort in Washington. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:00:45 GMT /news/2021-03-10/theres-a-new-push-to-make-puerto-rico-a-state-thanks-to-the-state-of-floridas-pull Tim Padgett Statehood Is The Best Way Puerto Ricans Can Move Beyond Rosselló – And Trump /news/2019-07-25/statehood-is-the-best-way-puerto-ricans-can-move-beyond-rossello-and-trump COMMENTARYGood riddance, Ricky.Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló has finally agreed to resign, effective August 2, after protesters all but shut down… Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:22:55 GMT /news/2019-07-25/statehood-is-the-best-way-puerto-ricans-can-move-beyond-rossello-and-trump Tim Padgett Puerto Rico Wants To Be 51st U.S. State – But Is There Much Thrill On Capitol Hill? /show/latin-america-report/2017-06-12/puerto-rico-wants-to-be-51st-u-s-state-but-is-there-much-thrill-on-capitol-hill Puerto Ricans want to become America’s 51st state. But right now it's doubtful America – at least President Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress –… Tue, 13 Jun 2017 01:21:43 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2017-06-12/puerto-rico-wants-to-be-51st-u-s-state-but-is-there-much-thrill-on-capitol-hill Tim Padgett Puerto Rico Governor: Florida Diaspora Will Be 'Critical' To Statehood Effort /show/latin-america-report/2017-05-22/puerto-rico-governor-florida-diaspora-will-be-critical-to-statehood-effort Ricardo Rosselló became Governor of Puerto Rico in January at the age of just 37 – and he inherited a disaster.The U.S. territory is mired in a $123… Tue, 23 May 2017 03:29:26 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2017-05-22/puerto-rico-governor-florida-diaspora-will-be-critical-to-statehood-effort Tim Padgett