CNE – Centro Para Una Nueva Economía – Center for a New Economy
Non-profit, economic research and policy development organization
In case you missed it, we share Sergio Marxuach’s latest column “Institutional Stagnation”. This week we also take a look at the current crisis the U.S. Postal Service is confronting, as well as the Decennial Census and the threat to these government institutions.
This week we take a look at President Trump’s recent executive orders that seek to override the legislative impasse regarding the extension of pandemic relief aid. We also analyze the potential economic impact of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico’s decision in Peña Martinez v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services relating to the inclusion of residents of Puerto Rico in the SNAP, LIS, and SSI programs.
Esta semana le echamos un vistazo a las órdenes ejecutivas recientes del presidente Trump que buscan interponerse ante el estancamiento legislativo en cuanto a la extensión de ayuda para alivio pandémico. También analizamos el impacto económico que potencialmente tendrá la decisión de la Corte de Distrito de EE.UU. para el Distrito de Puerto Rico en el caso Peña Martinez v. Departamento de Salud federal en cuanto a la inclusión de residentes de Puerto Rico en los programas de SNAP, LIS y SSI.
For decades, Puerto Rico and the other U.S. territories have been deprived of access to federal programs specifically designed to provide a safety net, break persistent poverty cycles and jumpstart the economy. These limitations unfairly discriminate against the residents of U.S. territories and perpetuate long-standing inequities. Three recent court decisions suggest discriminatory policies against the residents of U.S. territories will no longer stand.
This week we highlight the importance of Puerto Ricans being counted in the 2020 Census. We also revisit our #LivingWithRiskConversations and the role of the state in post-disaster responses, and stress the importance of restructuring PREPA’s debt.
Esta semana resaltamos la importancia de que los puertorriqueños seamos contados en el Censo 2020. También revisitamos nuestro último #LivingWithRiskConversations destacando el rol del estado en la respuesta pos desastre y enfatizamos la importancia de la reestructuración de la deuda de la AEE.
Esta semana vemos el programa de compensación por desempleo de cara a la pandemia de COVID-19, la certificación de la JSAF del plan fiscal de la AEE y la importancia de tomar decisiones basadas en datos al analizar el riesgo y determinar cómo y cuándo abrir distintos sectores industriales.
This week take a look at the Unemployment Compensation program in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FOMB’s certification of PREPA’s fiscal plan, and the importance of making data-based decisions when assessing risk and determining how and when to open industrial sectors.
