Reps. Héctor Ferrer Santiago and Domingo Torres García By THE STAR STAFF Rep. Héctor Ferrer Santiago, the Popular Democratic Party (PDP) minority leader in the lower chamber of the island Legislature, joined by Rep. Domingo Torres García, the alternate minority leader, on Monday questioned the true intentions of the New Progressive Party (NPP) legislative majority regarding their decision to hold an executive session concerning House Bill (HB) 1115, a measure that they said w

Loíza’s first territorial plan strengthens the commercial corridor along highway PR-187, promotes a compact, mixed-use urban center, and stipulates that urban growth must be harmonized with the protection of the natural and cultural resources that distinguish the northeastern coastal municipality. By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón on Monday signed the Municipality of Loíza’s first territorial development plan alongside Mayor Julia Nazario Fuentes. “This Plan all

Annette Martínez Orabona, executive director of the ACLU of Puerto Rico (LinkedIn) By THE STAR STAFF The American Civil Liberties Union of Puerto Rico filed a writ of mandamus on Monday on behalf of journalist Carlos Berríos Polanco, demanding that the Puerto Rico Police Bureau release public information regarding Operation Stonegarden. “We are talking about information concerning the use of public funds, coordination with federal agencies, equipment acquisition, and civil ri

Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz By THE STAR STAFF Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz said Monday that he is prepared to go “to the fullest extent” to obtain the information requested by the Committee of the Whole from the La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Francisco Domenech Fernández and Treasury Secretary Ángel Pantoja Rodríguez. Domenech had until midnight Monday to provide data from the Lobbyist Registry and information on government contracts, while the Treasury Depart