Gov’t talks options to slash costs while keeping workers
May 1, 2014
Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla's administration is contemplating a number of austerity measures to scale back government expenses, including proposing an across-the-board $600 Christmas bonus for all public employees and eliminating payments of excess or unused sick days.
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Governor pitches $9.64B budget, ‘reconstruction plan’
April 29, 2014
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla presented Tuesday a budget that includes about $1.4 billion in cuts, including the elimination of 23 agencies and about 100 schools, among other “rational uses of public funds.”
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USDA assigns $6.6M to fix Puerto Rico sewage systems
April 23, 2014
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority and the Municipality of Hatillo are getting a combined $6.6 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve sanitary sewer system projects in rural areas, the agency announced Tuesday.
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