Javier Balmaceda
@JBalmaceda787
Puerto Rico policy analyst at @CenterOnBudget. Former finance reporter at @Debtwire_Munis. Alum of UChicago UChile & Williams College. Made in 🇵🇷 Views my own
Qué lamentable que nuestro debate público se haya tornado en un mezquino dedito acusador que solo sabe señalar “derechas” e “izquierdas”. ¿Cómo avanzar cuando ya nadie mira hacia adelante?
New Fortress Energy $NFE hires advisor Houlihan Lokey ahead of debt restructuring talks w/ its creditors. A reminder that #PuertoRico's gov't disclosed earlier this year it intended to hire Houlihan as an advisor in PREPA's ongoing bankruptcy case. news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…
Worth reiterating, one of the key negotiators for the 15-year, $20BN contract w/ New Fortress Energy has publicly stated the contract is no longer on the table. It would appear #PuertoRico's gov't is actively repelling both of its grid's private operators: LUMA & NFE/Genera.
⚖️ El exfiscal Osvaldo Carlo Linares dijo esta noche en Cuarto Poder (WAPA-TV) que ya no está sobre la mesa el contrato con New Fortress Energy para suplido de gas natural, y que más bien se pudiera estar pagando una tarifa por el uso del puerto y gasoducto que construyó la…
#PuertoRico's gov't would be taking the first step towards ousting LUMA Energy, the consortium that manages grid transmission & distribution in the archipelago, after filing a notice that flags LUMA's continuous noncompliance w/ basic obligations. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Ayer la CBO sacó su estimado final del costo del Big Beautiful Bill. Incluye los recortes más grandes en la historia de Medicaid, que dejarían sin cobertura médica a 10 millones de personas, y los más grandes de SNAP. Aún así, aumentaría el déficit por $3.4 trillones.
Final CBO score of the "big beautiful bill" is out Biggest Medicaid cuts ever - in fact, 4 times the size of the previous biggest; $894-$990 bn Kicks 10 million off health insurance Biggest SNAP cuts ever, $187 bn Still increases deficit by $3.4 trillion from huge tax cuts
#PuertoRico today enacted a bill that prohibits gender-affirming care for trans ppl under 21, against the guidance of its own Health Sec & College of Physicians & Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics & Endocrine Society. elnuevodia.com/noticias/local…
apagones. high prices. half the food assistance. i traveled to San Juan this month to illustrate Puerto Rico's disparate federal food aid program, where recipients stretch every penny as prices continue to skyrocket. 19thnews.org/2025/07/puerto…