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Sunday, November 8

Senate Passes 20-4 Bill Protecting Immigrant Students, but Opponents Say It Weakens Education's Protocol

Sistema Único de Trámite Legislativo (OSL)

The Puerto Rico Senate approved Senate Bill 1062 on Thursday, November 5, by a vote of 20 to 4. The measure would write into law every minor's right to enroll in a public school re…

Bar Association asks Supreme Court to annul LUMA contract extension

Ey Boricua

Puerto Rico Hosts MARC-NAHRO Housing Conference for the First Time: Up to 350 Leaders Arrive Nov. 12

Ey Boricua / Agencia EFE

Hospital Oncológico hits 100 robotic lung biopsies: reaching a nodule without open surgery

Medicina y Salud Pública

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Card Delinquency Hits 8.1% in Puerto Rico, Above the U.S., as Inflation Reaches 3.8%

NotiCel

Puerto Rico's World Cup Hopes Ride on Two Games as FBPUR Names Its 12 for the Fifth Window

El Nuevo Día

GovernmentNov 7

Treasury Has Until Monday, Nov. 9 to Explain Why the Oversight Board Still Lacks Revenue Reports

Metro Puerto Rico

TransportationNov 7

ACT closes PR-52 and PR-30 lanes Tuesday, November 10, for an $11.3 million lighting project

Metro Puerto Rico

Three $2,000 Vega Olivencia scholarships reach RUM as the UPR Endowment Fund closes November 17

Universidad de Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Goes From 98% Coverage to 178 Opportunity Zones: What Changes January 1, 2027

El Nuevo Día

Section 8 payment standard could drop from 122% to 110% in January as Senate seeks to curb rents

Metro Puerto Rico

TransportationNov 6

Aggregate truckers must be paid within 15 days under newly signed Act 224-2026

Foro Noticioso (La Fortaleza)

RSV Climbs for Five Straight Weeks in Puerto Rico: 62 Cases in Week 42, 1,275 So Far in 2026

Metro Puerto Rico

GovernmentNov 6

Cameras in your grandfather's room: House bill would allow monitoring in care homes, but operators object

Metro Puerto Rico

AI data centers would have to generate their own power: House bill demands 50% reserve and offers a 2% tax rate

Metro Puerto Rico

Vega Baja Hosts Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualifier: One Los Angeles 2028 Berth Up for Grabs Nov. 6-8

Federación Puertorriqueña de Voleibol

108-Degree Heat and Floods in 14 Municipalities: NWS Keeps Puerto Rico on Alert Through Friday

Metro Puerto Rico

TransportationNov 5

AMA Buses and a Tren Urbano Car Become a Moving Art Gallery in Bayamón Through January

WAPA Televisión

Free glucose tests today at Auxilio Mutuo: 2 in 10 Island adults have diabetes

Primera Hora

Supermarkets Now Pay Up to $60,000 a Month for Power, and MIDA Warns Your Grocery Bill Will Rise

Metro Puerto Rico

Buying a New Home in Puerto Rico Takes $105,297 a Year; the Median Household Earns $34,730

Primera Hora

Hospitals Seek Special Power Rate: A 175-Bed Hospital Could Pay $60,000 More a Month

Metro Puerto Rico

Six unions march to La Fortaleza Thursday over Carrera Magisterial, a salary scale and $9.5 million owed to school transporters

NotiCel

LUMA Misses Deadline; Energy Czar Gives It 48 Hours to Explain Bill Spikes Tied to Smart Meters

El Nuevo Día