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Health: The governor said the budget includes funds to expand medical residencies and to purchase medical equipment, citing a figure of \"24.3 1000000\" for recruiting residents and equipment (verbatim from the address). She also announced an allocation of \"21.1 1000000\" to guarantee access to hepatitis C medications in the correctional population and described work to modernize hospital operating rooms and patient rooms.

González said she would pursue a trust and incentives to retain medical professionals, including a proposed loan-repayment-style fideicomiso to help repay student debt for physicians and researchers who commit to practice in Puerto Rico. She said the administration will press Washington for fairer Medicaid funding and will engage the federal government and the Oversight Board on health financing.

Education: The governor announced certification programs for 700 teachers in English and the launch of 14 bilingual public schools this year. She highlighted a campaign to certify more than 400 special-education teachers in autism-focused training and to open full-time special-education classrooms and summer programs to support families. The administration also proposed an \"expediente unico digital\" (single digital pupil file) to consolidate records for students with disabilities across agencies.

Why it matters: Health workforce capacity, hospital operations and correctional health interventions affect care access and public-health outcomes. Education investments in bilingual programs, special-education preparation and vocational pathways can influence long-term labor-market alignment and student outcomes.

The governor described proposals that will require legislative or regulatory steps and external funding negotiations; she said the administration will seek federal cooperation on Medicaid reimbursement and will use both local and federal funds for infrastructure and staffing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Hemiciclo","oneSentenceSummary","The governor announced budget additions for health—including funds for hepatitis C treatment in correctional populations, expanded medical-resident slots and hospital renovations—and education, including bilingual teacher certification, special education supports and new vocational curricula.","taxTitle","House of Representatives, House, Committees, Legislative, Puerto Rico","taxId",77854,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6219616,"González pushes permit reform, raises relocation vouchers to $200,000 and delivers titles and homes from backlog",4590,2334000,6924000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3621412-4cb0bdae519513ff82d64845c9cd0df2&start=2334&end=6924","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3621412-4cb0bdae519513ff82d64845c9cd0df2/thumbnail_2334000.jpg","/articles/6219616/González-pushes-permit-reform-raises-relocation-vouchers-to-200000-and-delivers-titles-and-homes-from-backlog","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6219616-92fc1496798001c2f9b384460b6cf3d2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770760484&Signature=BmNG83hVjsfdOKWvrtKW8kvz4EYFlRBgENQ1Mt1P9jBv9qHSYR4eMpEeCw1uW077ROejhERmGn8BwMaSUtj6sdW-IIqtHU~-~ObT1dl3neu4gm0dltbzcpTkoSVCjQcizGTujrFbb-HQwjEHgcDQkki--qJbO0GgRLuS2bGG3kA8zCfkAvDhqOolAwJLuzQj8R99LbvwmDiUZMj6lInMZciIb~TpsZn~~f6LVrSYOu76kqX2SfclK2EgtYl~xUy6Wr9yio9Do0vAO1RZ9uOmmlKExpITS7N2zklICPE4B8FaMIphJuFg-HCmfvllFyE8oF-nDNR3~dsfNm6C-uV49Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Governor Jennifer González used her address to highlight actions on permitting and housing reform, saying the administration had cut backlog and accelerated approvals for critical projects.

She said her Executive Order No. 3 and related actions identified 737 priority projects, approved 394 through an expedited permitting channel and issued 13,813 single permits to date for 2025 requests. The governor said the Office of Permits (OSPE) and Department of Economic Development had cleared a large portion of previously stacked filings.

On housing, González announced the Department of Housing had increased relocation vouchers to $200,000 each to reflect market conditions and said the department had issued more than 600 property titles in five months and delivered 153 houses under the R3 program that had been stalled since Hurricane Maria. She framed an integrated approach of permits, title resolution and voucher increases as a way to both accelerate reconstruction and expand housing options for vulnerable families.

The governor linked the permitting improvements to a plan for a permanent, legislative reform of the permitting system and a proposed single-permit law to be presented later. She emphasized technology investments to reduce paper and centralize workflows.

Why it matters: Faster permitting and higher relocation vouchers can accelerate reconstruction, housing availability and economic activity. Title resolution addresses longstanding legal insecurity for families. The scale of the administrative fixes and voucher increases will have direct effects on displaced families and construction-sector actors.

The administration said additional legislative proposals will follow to make certain temporary mechanisms permanent; no roll-call votes on those bills were recorded during the address.","The governor said her administration has expedited permitting, delivered thousands of single-permit approvals, increased re-housing vouchers to $200,000, and delivered hundreds of previously stalled homes and property titles as part of a broader effort to unblock construction and housing relief.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":44,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":50,"_51":93,"_53":94,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":95,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":96,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6219620,"González highlights public-safety gains, funds interoperability center and recruits 800 officers",4065,7492000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3621412-4cb0bdae519513ff82d64845c9cd0df2&start=3427&end=7492","/articles/6219620/González-highlights-public-safety-gains-funds-interoperability-center-and-recruits-800-officers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6219620-d249e78bb92cf43cb47c8bae103e630d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770760484&Signature=GPoav3FFdILSXSj18DRLNiH4Q9yqz5Of9pJB1V515TXaTohCqMbrf5-ZbiuYREezNqML6LCsyNYhIsruyjCJRTY9srebGT0wiSKtqGcBYaRZCf8d~nBbyeSJCO21kBTcGeG22xLtcXjmvAmi-W0lWCle3QuXx5kJAcXQGa4y7xLdbF~k~xqvCQPu5Vjs3LeUmDpYqNlGkQBjyQ-wqVmI9o16-EM4-qRheSQfTR2tUsOJMPtXcBPjdozTxyboLWv9cKxH8rjZDNidKaqYNPdm~zU9QL0Z-9m~yKNTonxLDbpW5bEJpvFGB-AqsZr2IEum~rTLgjr0J~KJWwGmTDYpdQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","In her May 29 address, Governor Jennifer González emphasized public-safety as a central achievement and priority, announcing personnel increases, capital investments and operational funding for Puerto Rico's safety agencies.

She said the budget includes funding to recruit 800 new police cadets, additional funds to cover overtime, and $117,000,000 to build an integrated public-safety interoperability center that will link agencies and improve emergency response across all 78 municipalities. The governor also announced a $12,400,000 allocation for firefighters and funding for victims' interview rooms in police regions.

\"Seguridad es la vida de cada 1 de nosotros,\" González said, framing the investments as necessary to protect residents and essential services. She credited Secretary of Public Safety Arturo Garfer and the new police superintendent, Joseph González, for recent operational improvements and cited declines in categories such as homicides, aggravated assaults and robberies compared with the same period last year.

The administration also said it restored a $27,000,000 asset-recovery program (funds from forfeitures) to support police operations after a multi-year lapse, and announced remodeling of police quarters and campus facilities to improve workplace conditions.

Why it matters: Public-safety funding and recruitment affect response times, crime prevention and community confidence. Investments in interoperable communications and crime-fighting capacity can change outcomes in medical emergencies and disasters; the governor linked these investments to broader emergency-preparedness and infrastructure initiatives.

The address included reports of crime reductions in several categories, but the speech did not present underlying data tables in the transcript; the administration said more detailed metrics would be available in departmental reporting.","The governor announced increased funding for policing and emergency response: recruitment of 800 police cadets, $117 million for an integrated public-safety interoperability center, funding for firefighters and new equipment; she also cited crime-statistic reductions and plans for better facilities.",{"_33":98,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":99,"_41":100,"_43":101,"_45":102,"_47":103,"_49":104,"_51":105,"_53":106,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":107,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":108,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6219625,"González outlines energy overhaul: laws, contracts and conversion to gas to reduce outage risk",1022,4632000,5654000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3621412-4cb0bdae519513ff82d64845c9cd0df2&start=4632&end=5654","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3621412-4cb0bdae519513ff82d64845c9cd0df2/thumbnail_4632000.jpg","/articles/6219625/González-outlines-energy-overhaul-laws-contracts-and-conversion-to-gas-to-reduce-outage-risk","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6219625-0fbf7214f2c39581135a2ad7e849bba6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770760484&Signature=NmBgCEgDGi7v6kQPrK9cNLslL1W3voAOfrC7OsNX7d9ctnJzT~pGJuoEyjTEzLIJzDb3~Wzef~FPqYETeS0KUnTydL9G2Dmlb-9TrHdDJsq6c-nhaY5xn1fBeCkG7Adrhf7LX5mZyK7GbEhaYanPQN4O12C9J4E9zO9fVqC2SPuF5IVZe-fKQ3uVYCAQxk0rS56sXONANRkgWxv6tnQ0okqdl7JEZ~DxRnH-LyLszkLn4Vmk-qpc~4kWLRfl3YLVvezTy9xfCGtM2oCV0d7gGrOmeZulvMqTbkcbiRElEQ4HbQA6YIBxo6~EH1J8sMfwRMm0m2Jif2JJbzACVCY8sg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Governor Jennifer González used her May 29 address to place the island's energy situation at the center of her agenda, detailing legal, contractual and operational steps she said the administration has taken to stabilize generation, reduce outage risk and accelerate reconstruction.

She said the administration enacted two laws this year and issued executive orders to (1) secure continuity of 500 megawatts of base generation through 2032, (2) relax certain renewable targets while preserving a long-term goal of 100% renewables by 2050, and (3) raise penalties for operator noncompliance. She also announced the SAT de Energía (an executive office) and described actions to renegotiate existing generation contracts with AES and others.

\"...sin tapujos y sin rodeos. Luma se va,\" the governor said in Spanish when describing the end of the operator's privileged treatment and the start of a transition process designed to ensure continuity of service while contracts are modified.

González and her team outlined specific contract amendments and projected savings: an amendment to AES's contract that includes a single payment of $110,000,000 (payable in installments) in exchange for removing annual incentives, which the administration projected could save Puerto Rico \"hasta 805,000,000 de dólares\" over the life of the contract; an amendment to Negisa's contract that she said could yield $302,000,000 of cumulative savings and add 80 megawatts of capacity.

She said regulatory and procurement milestones are time-sensitive: a procurement and conversion program for gas-fired generation must clear the negotiado and the Oversight Board by mid-June, and the administration expects commissioning and temporary units to raise capacity by several hundred megawatts for summer demand. The governor presented numbers for generation capacity increases: 3,200 megawatts with recent units in service and a pathway to 3,800 megawatts including temporary capacity, and up to 800 megawatts of contracted temporary generation to reduce interruption risk.

The administration described a fiscal and regulatory package that includes using federal reconstruction funds (the governor said more than $18 billion was appropriated to Puerto Rico) but noted federal project requirements and interagency reviews currently delay disbursement. She said the executive branch has issued orders intended to expedite permitting and federal interaction.

Why it matters: Puerto Rico's energy supply is central to public safety, health care, economic activity and the prospect of robust manufacturing. The governor presented legal and contractual steps designed to increase near-term generation and to create a framework for oversight and competitive procurement. Many measures require federal and regulatory approvals and depend on contract negotiations and implementation timelines.

The speech did not include roll-call votes; the governor described a set of administrative actions, proposed laws and executed executive orders but left the precise legislative text and regulatory approvals to follow-up steps.","The governor described a multi-pronged energy plan she said will increase generation, amend contracts, create enforcement tools and accelerate federal funding use; she said LUMA's contract would be removed through transition measures and cited specific legislative and administrative steps.",{"_33":110,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":111,"_41":112,"_43":113,"_45":114,"_47":115,"_49":116,"_51":117,"_53":118,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":119,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":120,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6219631,"Governor González presents balanced budget, proposes $387 million municipal aid and one-time rescue funds",1357,3105000,4462000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3621412-4cb0bdae519513ff82d64845c9cd0df2&start=3105&end=4462","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3621412-4cb0bdae519513ff82d64845c9cd0df2/thumbnail_3105000.jpg","/articles/6219631/Governor-González-presents-balanced-budget-proposes-387-million-municipal-aid-and-one-time-rescue-funds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6219631-6c3f0d9959238e9d61e95e92fd7fa334/orig.mp4?Expires=1770760484&Signature=YmQMcqkQljqUtTMjhFsUwa-Pqgi9QIb1QmzhVkVqGJtgnxju39PkH25xCeoSZMx~cT9TQ6LPUO29ynZP3740iYv7nu5y8ZARzILJrevLeDxAjEnl8GNo9WZy89q-PWQRRTPzeT4k~hdAtOg8bhivYIuuVBn1LdiRy6z7gV2ahmy07bk3R9Y2EPf2ePpckVt4dyG17xU3dqLb0OQTeFxxbJrWn03IMVv9Hfov2AC0eUQ2iMqSjzNKmlHovXzASMctcw4ME8yjQHCjPk0PJYeTkt4l~GR-PjtxOX16iK7DZvn9gescxKwg8dYwoHKuFE1KW3Lm9RcD89~pqhn4GBfDeQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Governor Jennifer González delivered a state-of-the-state address to a joint session of the Legislative Assembly on May 29, 2025, presenting a budget she described as balanced and certified by the Financial Oversight and Management Board (Junta de Supervisión Fiscal) under Section 209 of the PROMESA law.

The governor said the administration had produced \"a presupuesto balanceado\" and presented it as a first step toward what she called a transition away from the oversight board. She highlighted that the budget preserved funding for health, education and public safety and included targeted additions: an increase she described as \"34,000,000 adicionales\" for seniors and children with disabilities, $15,000,000 for childcare vouchers for working families, and $387,000,000 allocated to municipalities.

The administration framed the municipal funding as emergency or one-time relief in many cases. Mayor Dan Santiago of Villalba told reporters the rescue funds can relieve immediate fiscal pressure but warned such monies are not recurrent and stressed the need for recurring revenue measures and internal municipal reforms. \"Podemos aliviar la situación este año, son temporeros,\" Santiago said.

González credited interagency work — citing the Office of Management and Budget (Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto) and the AFAF director — for producing what she called a collaborative process that yielded a certified budget. She said the budget uses a \"budget-by-results\" approach with measurable targets linked to allocations.

The governor also announced a $25,000,000 allocation for a new salary classification and retribution plan for career and trusted public employees, and additional funds to cover overtime and hires in public safety and social services. She said the administration has identified and reallocated unused funds to municipalities and distributed advances to municipalities affected by recent storms.

While the governor named figures and programs, she also acknowledged limits: several of the rescue funds and advances are one-time and will require future budgetary discussions. She repeatedly framed the budget as an instrument to recover fiscal sovereignty and to reduce reliance on the oversight board.

The legislative session recorded routine formalities (quorum certifications and authorizations to allow media into the hemicycle) but no roll-call votes on the budget were recorded during the address. The administration said the next steps are legislative review and votes on the budget measures in the coming weeks.

Why it matters: A certified, balanced budget sets spending priorities for the next fiscal year and signals the administration's approach to the Financial Oversight and Management Board. The large municipal allocation and one-time rescue funds address immediate local fiscal stress but leave open whether long-term revenue or structural measures will be adopted to prevent recurrent shortfalls.

The governor urged the Legislative Assembly to act on a package of tax and budget measures she said were consistent with the certified budget; she said those measures would follow the budget timetable.","Governor Jennifer González delivered a state-of-the-state message presenting a budget she said is balanced and certified under PROMESA Section 209, and announced targeted, mostly one-time allocations including $387 million for municipalities and other programmatic spending.","actionData","errors"]

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