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• Florida’s Puerto Rican state lawmakers are calling on Congress to help Puerto Rico consolidate its more than $72 billion in debt. Under a memorial proposed by 30th district representative Bob Cortes, federal officials would allow the struggling commonwealth island’s municipalities and public utilities to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Current federal law prevents it.
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• Puerto Ricans job seekers are helping to quickly expand Orange County and Hillsborough counties’ economies. That’s according to a new report from credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service on Puerto Rican migration to central Florida.
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• The number of Puerto Ricans arriving in Central Florida from cities like New York, Chicago, and San Juan is growing at a fast pace. Recent census data now show Orange and Osceola counties as home to the second largest number of Puerto Ricans in the country, after New York. 90.7’s Renata Sago reports.
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• New Census figures show central Florida was the top destination for Puerto Ricans moving to the mainland from the San Juan area in 2013. New York was second. 90.7 News asks some local Puerto Ricans why they chose to make The City Beautiful home.
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• Jeb Bush told a crowd of faith leaders that rounding up people in the country without papers is not an American value. The Republican presidential candidate made the statement during his swing Monday through central Florida.
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