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The League's press releases
San Juan, PR: League of Cities says that Law 29 was not a rescue for the municipalities but for the central government
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
READ THE LETTER SENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD OF TAX SUPERVISION NATALIE JARESKO
San Juan, PR: The League of Cities of Puerto Rico announces the appointment of Cristina M. Miranda Palacios as founding Executive Director
Thursday, February 27, 2020
READ THE PRESS RELEASE HERE
San Juan, PR: The League of Cities of Puerto Rico is incorporated
Friday, October 4, 2019
READ THE PRESS RELEASE HERE
Comunicados de Prensa
News and press repository
Noticel: Congresspeople call for municipalities to be
declared "essential services"
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
OPEN ARTICLE
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El Nuevo Día: Congressional Democrats support before Judge Swain the claims of the municipalities against the Board
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
OPEN ARTICLE
Press Release: Velázquez Leads Four Members of Congress in Filling Amicus Brief in Case Against Puerto Rico's Fiscal Control Board
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
OPEN ARTICLE
Sin Comillas: The debt adjustment plan "is neither viable nor sustainable for Puerto Rico"
Monday, October 4, 2021
OPEN ARTICLE
El Nuevo Día: 27 municipalities sue the Board and the government of Puerto Rico to stop the collection of
$340 million
Sunday, March 14, 2021
OPEN ARTICLE
El Vocero: League of Cities sues the Fiscal Control Board
Sunday, March 14, 2021
OPEN ARTICLE
La Liga en la Prensa
Interviews
The League of Puerto Rican Cities participated in a panel on transparency, corruption and democracy on the program "Voz Alternativa" through Radio Isla 1320 on Sunday, December 18, 2021.
The panel included the participation of Cristina Miranda Palacios, Executive Director of the League of Cities, Issel Masses Ferrer, Executive Director of Sembrando Sentido, Lcda. Natalia Ramírez Echevarría, Esq., member of the Open Spaces Transparency Network, and Oscar Serrano, journalist at the Center for Investigative Journalism.
Entrevistas
Presentations
On Friday, December 10, 2021, the League of Puerto Rican Cities participated in the informative public hearing convened by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, where representatives of the public, communities and private sectors discussed the failures committed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during the management and recovery process of the Island after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Organizations such as the Center for the New Economy, Taller Salud, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, the Center for Investigative Journalism, among others, participated in the public hearing.
This excerpt from the public hearing illustrates the presentation made by the League's Founding Executive Director, Cristina M. Miranda Palacios.
Ponencias
Opinion Columns
Breath of air for justice in the struggle of the Board against municipalities
Friday, November 5, 2021
Breath of air for justice in the struggle of the Board against municipalities
Friday, November 5, 2021
It is necessary to have municipalities with resources to serve the population
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Columna
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