William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

Washington, D.C., United States

Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Pasquines

he/him, @FIU_CEC Grad; Founder, editor in chief @Pasquines_us, lead comms @ChildrensNatl Research Institute. Lydia's brother. 🏳️‍🌈

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Articles

American Samoa Medicaid summit focuses on healthcare access and equity

6 days ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

by | Apr 18, 2025 | American Samoa | Leaders from government, healthcare, and the community convened in American Samoa from March 24 to 26 for the territory’s annual Medicaid Health Summit.
#TBT: April 17, 2025

1 week ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

Pasquines covers the news of the United States territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, ancestral homelands of the Taíno, Chamorro, and Samoan peoples. We are produced by a team all over the world but are headquartered in Washington, DC, on the ancestral lands of the Anacostans (Nacotchtank) and the neighboring Piscataway and Pamunkey peoples.
New report says overturning Insular Cases would not trigger new taxes

1 week ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

by | Apr 15, 2025 | Courts, Economy, Federal Government, Headlines, Status | A new report released by Right to Democracy, a nonprofit advocating for equity and self-determination in the islands and other United States territories, argues that overturning the Insular Cases would not automatically result in new or increased federal taxation for residents.
González-Colón administration highlights Puerto Rico federal funding efforts in first 100 days

1 week ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

by | Apr 14, 2025 | Federal Government, Puerto Rico | Officials from the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA), the Puerto Rico Department of Education, and the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration outlined what they described as key accomplishments during the first 100 days of Governor Jenniffer González-Colón’s administration, focusing primarily on the use of federal funds and outreach to United States agencies. In a joint briefing, PRFAA Executive Director Gabriella...
#TBT: April 10, 2025

2 weeks ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

Pasquines covers the news of the United States territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, ancestral homelands of the Taíno, Chamorro, and Samoan peoples. We are produced by a team all over the world but are headquartered in Washington, DC, on the ancestral lands of the Anacostans (Nacotchtank) and the neighboring Piscataway and Pamunkey peoples.
In Puerto Rico, Trump’s campaign to dismantle the Department of Education has a particular bite

2 weeks ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

The Hechinger Report’s Kavitha Cardoza reports on the outside impact the potential closure of the United States Department of Education could have in Puerto Rico. The U.S. Department of Education, which supplements local and state funding for students in poverty and with disabilities, has an outsized role in Puerto Rico schools.
#TBT: April 3, 2025

3 weeks ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

Pasquines covers the news of the United States territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, ancestral homelands of the Taíno, Chamorro, and Samoan peoples. We are produced by a team all over the world but are headquartered in Washington, DC, on the ancestral lands of the Anacostans (Nacotchtank) and the neighboring Piscataway and Pamunkey peoples.
Trump, Bad Bunny and Puerto Rico’s Perennially Broken Power Grid

3 weeks ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

Puerto Rico has the least reliable energy system of any place in the U.S. Puerto Ricans experience about 15 percent more service interruptions and about 21 percent longer outages than their fellow Americans on the mainland. Aside from the widespread New Year’s Eve and storm-related blackouts, the island is prone to regional and local outages when equipment fails, as it did in early June in the southern part of Puerto Rico.
Google Trends in the US territories: February 2025

3 weeks ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

Pasquines covers the news of the United States territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, ancestral homelands of the Taíno, Chamorro, and Samoan peoples. We are produced by a team all over the world but are headquartered in Washington, DC, on the ancestral lands of the Anacostans (Nacotchtank) and the neighboring Piscataway and Pamunkey peoples.
#TBT: March 27, 2025

4 weeks ago | pasquines.us | William-Jose Velez Gonzalez

Pasquines covers the news of the United States territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, ancestral homelands of the Taíno, Chamorro, and Samoan peoples. We are produced by a team all over the world but are headquartered in Washington, DC, on the ancestral lands of the Anacostans (Nacotchtank) and the neighboring Piscataway and Pamunkey peoples.