787daily — Puerto Rico Every Morning

Puerto Rico Mayors Press Fiscal Board to Speed Up $89 Million in Budget Disbursements; FEMA Approves $71 Million for Puerto Rico Disaster Recovery; Oversight Board Clears $114 Million for Road Repaving in 40 Municipalities

Electric Bill Hits Record: $113 More per Month Since LUMA Took Over; Resident Commissioner Blames Government for Electricity Rate Hike, Proposes Four Relief Measures; Water Rationing Begins for Several Naranjito Communities as Cedro Reservoirs Run Low. Corrected October 7: this episode was made from an earlier version of “Daily Water Watch: Toa Vaca Enters the Observación Band”; the story has since been corrected.

Puerto Rico Electric Bills to Rise Starting Tomorrow, Energy Bureau Confirms; Senate President Rivera Schatz Asks Justice Dept. and OIG to Investigate Allegations by Ousted Adsef Head; LUMA Warns of Liquidity Crisis as Genera Seeks $30 Million for Emergency Reserve

FEMA Approves $71 Million for Puerto Rico Disaster Recovery; Oversight Board Clears $114 Million for Road Repaving in 40 Municipalities; Puerto Rico Government to Evaluate Alternatives to Help Consumers if Electricity Rate Hike Is Approved

40 People Rescued, 2 Bodies Recovered After Vessel Capsizes Near Mona Island; Daycare License Suspended After Baby's Death in Bayamón; Puerto Rico Sues NFEnergía Over Natural Gas Supply Cutoff, Raising Cost Concerns

Flood Warning Issued for Several Puerto Rico Municipalities; Heat Warning Issued for Puerto Rico; La Plata Reservoir Loses More Water as Puerto Rico's Reservoir Levels Decline

US Health Secretary Visits Puerto Rico to Inaugurate New Hospital in Vieques; Cataño Elects New Mayor Today; LNG Ship Amur River to Head to Dominican Republic Before Returning to San Juan Waters. Corrected October 7: this episode was made from an earlier version of “One beach not suitable for swimming this week, DRNA says: Pico de Piedra, Sep 26”; the story has since been corrected.

Puerto Rico Energy Bureau Demands More Data from LUMA, Genera on Proposed Power Bill Hike; Union: Puerto Rico School Cafeteria Workers Buying Food With Own Money Amid Supply Shortages; Rising Diesel Prices Put Pressure on Puerto Rico's Economy. Corrected October 7: this episode was made from an earlier version of “Drought Watch: 53 Municipios in Drought, Extreme in 12 Municipios”; the story has since been corrected.

Legislature Week: 1 Measure Passed a Chamber, None Enacted; Drought Watch: 53 Municipios in Drought, Extreme in 12 Municipios; Resident Commissioner Hernández Convenes Congressional Briefing on Puerto Rico Medicaid Funding Cliff

Puerto Rico Agriculture Department to Pay $33 Million Owed to Farmers; Eastern Puerto Rico Escapes Extreme Drought After Heavy Rains; FEI Expands Probe into DDEC Scandal to Include Deputy Secretary Roberto Lefranc Fortuño