POR EL STAR STAFF SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico atraviesa una crisis crítica de personal de enfermería con un déficit estimado de 35%, impulsado principalmente por la migración en busca de mejores salarios y condiciones de vida, y exacerbada por la disparidad en el financiamiento federal para Medicaid y Medicare. En los últimos tres años, sobre 2,500 enfermeros han emigrado dentro de un escenario donde se proyecta un aumento en más de 15% en la demanda de servicios ambulatorios y ho

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.), the Democratic nominee for governor of New Jersey, at a campaign event where she was joined by former President Barack Obama in Newark, on Nov. 1, 2025. (Damon Winter/The New York Times) By JAMELLE BOUIE As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump is a phenomenally effective vote-winner, capable of turning out millions of otherwise infrequent voters to deliver the White House and Congress to the Republican Party. But as president, Trump has been an

In an image provided by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the aftermath of a plane crash near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Data from Flightradar24, a tracking platform, showed that a UPS plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, bound for Honolulu took off from the airport shortly after 5 p.m. and it reached an altitude of just 175 feet before swiftly descending. (Kentucky Transportation Cabinet via The New York T

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks at a news conference about the federal government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol, Oct. 23, 2025. Duffy said this week that a 10% reduction of air traffic at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports was an attempt to “alleviate the pressure” on air traffic controllers, who have been working without compensation since the start of the shutdown and have not received a paycheck since mid-October. (Kent Nishimura/The New York Times) By KAROUN DE

Jean Peña Payano, legislative affairs adviser at La Fortaleza (Facebook via Jean Peña Payano) By THE STAR STAFF Jean Peña Payano, the legislative affairs adviser at La Fortaleza, announced Thursday that the much-anticipated Tax Reform bill is scheduled to be filed during the next legislative session. Peña emphasized that the reform process has involved extensive discussions with the majority New Progressive Party caucus and Treasury Secretary Ángel Pantoja Rodríguez, along wi

Hannia Rivera Díaz, executive director of the Independent Consumer Protection Office (X via Oficina Independiente de Protección al Consumidor) By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) will begin hearings next Wednesday, Nov. 12, aimed at setting new basic electricity rates as mandated by Law 57 of 2014, known as the Energy Transformation and Relief Act. The Independent Consumer Protection Office (OIPC by its initials in Spanish), part of the Public Service Regul

Food Bank President Mari Jo Laborde By THE STAR STAFF Thirty-seven days into the federal government shutdown, the number of employees seeking food assistance is on the rise, according to Food Bank President Mari Jo Laborde. “Well, what we’ve been doing is working with management, whether from the union or the specific agency, to prevent non-federal employees from coming to the distribution and to ensure that all federal employees can participate,” Laborde told reporters. “We’

Sen. Joanne Rodríguez Veve By THE STAR STAFF Sen. Joanne Rodríguez Veve announced Thursday her departure from the conservative political party Proyecto Dignidad (Dignity Project) and affirmed that she will continue her legislative duties as an independent senator. “After careful and thoughtful reflection, I announce that I have left Proyecto Dignidad. As of today, I will serve as an independent senator,” Rodríguez Veve stated during a press conference. “As a matter of princip