Weekly Review

The Weekly Review newsletter was published from May 28, 2020 through April 29, 2021. It featured in-depth analyses from CNE’s team of experts, in a highly readable and accessible format, highlighting the latest information on the local, national, and global state of play, validated by our independent experts. We also provided analysis and public policy proposals to both the local and federal governments.

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Click here for a complete look at the seven-part Focus 2020 Series
published in the Weekly Review from September 17 through October 29, 2020.

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.
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.
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.
This week we take a look at how the economic austerity discourse has come to dominate the debate about municipal reform in Puerto Rico, peeling back the layers of the official narrative and explaining why it is necessary to change it. Also, with the COVID-19 pandemic still raging in the mainland, the team at CNE is wondering about how Puerto Rico is spending the $13.9 billion it has been allocated in federal funds to address the effects of the pandemic.
There has been a lot going on recently at the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”). This week we dedicate a special edition of the Weekly Review to highlight two recent transactions executed by PREPA that together could have a material adverse effect on Puerto Rico’s electricity sector.
This week we focus on two important issues for Puerto Rico. First, we take a look at recent court decisions holding that Congress cannot discriminate against the residents of Puerto Rico and Guam in the application of the Supplemental Security Income program. Second, we highlight some of the difficulties inherent to case tracking and contact tracing.
This week we present two public policy proposals to advance the bankruptcy process even with the great uncertainty that exists. We also share guidelines for effective oversight in the context of Puerto Rico's reconstruction and we call on both federal and local authorities to accelerate the timeline of disbursement of federal funds.
In this week's Special Edition of the Weekly Review we share a statement from the team at the Center for a New Economy.
This week we analyze the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of the FOMB for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC. We also present a hurricane preparedness guide and take a look at PREPA and its claims that the island’s electric system is ready for the upcoming hurricane season.