Robert Mujica, executive director of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico By THE STAR STAFF Robert Mujica, the executive director of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, said Wednesday that the fiscal control entity expects to decide on a tax relief proposal from the island government in less than two weeks. Speaking in an aside to reporters during a budget forum on the last day for filing a tax return, Mujica told reporters th

U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain By THE STAR STAFF In a significant development in the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA) bankruptcy process, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain has partially lifted the litigation stay in the Title III proceeding, allowing a narrow but critical phase of litigation to move forward. The ruling this week clears the way for the bondholders’ long‑pending accounting counterclaim to proceed, along with limited discovery focused

Rep. Víctor Parés Otero By THE STAR STAFF Rep. Víctor Parés Otero, who chairs the House Government Committee, announced Wednesday the filing of legislation that would increase the mandatory automobile accident coverage provided by Puerto Rico’s Joint Underwriting Association from $4,500 to $6,000, without raising insurance premiums for drivers. In a written statement, Parés said the proposal responds to the growing gap between repair costs and the current limits of the compul

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón signed into law three legislative measures on Wednesday, strengthening Puerto Rico’s anticorruption framework, expanding the prosecution window for major financial crimes, and honoring the life of a police officer who died in the line of duty. One of the measures, Law 54-2026 (Senate Bill 921 / Administration Bill 096), is an administration-backed proposal authored by the governor to bolster the gov