The Puerto Rico Senate approved late Monday the Teacher's Pension System reform bill submitted by Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla last week. The Senate's approval follows Saturday night's passage by the House of Representatives. The bill now goes to the governor's desk to be signed into law.
The Puerto Rico Senate confirmed Thursday the appointments of attorneys Javier Rúa-Jovet and María Milagros Reyes as president and associate member, respectively, of the Puerto Rico Telecommuncations Regulatory Board.
The Puerto Rico Financial Institutions and Insurance commissioners defended their respective budgets during a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee Monday, when they requested $15.2 million and $10.8 million, to run their respective agencies.