AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoMeta Child-Safety Settlement: Alabama AG Steve Marshall announced a landmark $117.3M Meta deal tied to new Instagram/Facebook safeguards for kids, part of a broader $17.1B multistate agreement that also includes Puerto Rico and other territories, with hard daily limits, “Productive Pauses,” and nighttime blocks. Puerto Rico Water Crisis Relief: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Afya Foundation will send 26 emergency drinking-water pallets to Puerto Rico, targeting San Juan and nearby municipalities as drought and aging infrastructure leave about 500,000 residents without purified water. Local Manufacturing Investment: Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón backed Abbott’s $3.206M expansion at the Arecibo plant, adding 60+ specialized jobs in cardiovascular medical device manufacturing. Small-Business Drought Aid: Puerto Rico announced SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available for eligible small businesses and nonprofits in 26 drought-declared municipalities. DDEC Energy Research Pipeline: The U.S. Department of Energy says 150+ undergrads, including Puerto Rico students, will join lab and fusion-facility research teams this fall. Drug-Trafficking Crackdown: DOJ and partners arrested nearly 100 people tied to Puerto Rico’s Los Baja Deo, alleging large-scale cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and marijuana distribution starting in 2021. Auto Tax Debate: Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz renewed calls to review Puerto Rico’s car excise tax tables, weighing consumer impact and fiscal consequences as vehicle sales fall.
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