By THE STAR STAFF The Association of Head Start Directors of Puerto Rico is raising alarms over a series of proposed federal regulatory changes that they say could undermine the quality and stability of services provided to more than 21,300 children and their families across the island. Javier Negrón, president of the association, said the coalition supports efforts to streamline federal bureaucracy but cautioned that several proposed revisions go beyond administrative relief

By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico’s Office of the Special Independent Prosecutor Panel (FEI) has broadened its ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities at the Permits Management Office (OGPe), now extending the scope to examine potential criminal liability involving Roberto Lefranc Fortuño, deputy secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC). The expansion was approved in a resolution issued Thursday morning, responding to a request from indepe

Clinical laboratory representatives are working to strengthen Puerto Rico’s role in federal health policy and advocate for long-term reforms to Medicaid funding and laboratory reimbursement. By THE STAR STAFF Former House Speaker José Aponte called on New Fortress Energy (NFE) to immediately reimburse Puerto Rico for the diesel fuel that power plants have been forced to burn over the past week amid a stalled delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The switch to diesel — sig

ACLU urged Gov. Jenniffer González Colón to order the immediate return of all Puerto Rico personnel, arguing that no real emergency exists to warrant their presence in the nation’s capital (Puerto Rico National Guard.) By THE STAR STAFF More than 150 members of the Puerto Rico National Guard continue patrolling neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., a deployment the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Puerto Rico denounced this week as unjustified and politically motivated.