At-large Sen. Ada Álvarez Conde By THE STAR STAFF At-large Sen. Ada Álvarez Conde has sent a formal communication to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting information, oversight and action regarding federal agreements tied to water contamination and longstanding failures in sanitary infrastructure affecting the Condado area and other communities across the island. The move comes as San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo sued the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority o

Cayey Mayor Rolando Ortiz Velázquez, left, along with District 29 Rep. Gretchen Hau Irizarry, participated in Sunday’s graduation ceremonies for the eastern-central mountain town’s senior classes in a packed event at Municipal Theater. By THE STAR STAFF Cayey Mayor Rolando Ortiz Velázquez and District 29 (Cidra-Cayey) Rep. Gretchen Hau Irizarry participated in Sunday’s graduation ceremonies for the town’s senior classes in a festive event held at a packed Municipal Theater,

Ombudsman of Puerto Rico Edwin García Feliciano By THE STAR STAFF The fleeting window of peace between La Fortaleza and the island Legislature cannot be wasted on political pleasantries, said Puerto Rico’s ombudsman, Edwin García Feliciano, who has issued an ultimatum demanding that the government form an aggressive, unbreakable united front to force the Financial Oversight and Management Board to open its eyes to the economic devastation tearing Puerto Rican families apart.

Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez By THE STAR STAFF Island lawmakers are traveling to Washington, D.C., this week to lobby members of Congress and officials in the executive branch to preserve the island’s current Medicaid funding levels, which are scheduled to expire on Sept. 30, 2027. Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez said Sunday that the delegation will focus on maintaining the 76