SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The future of Puerto Rico’s political status is up for debate again after officials announced Wednesday that the White House will seek $2.5 million to hold the first U.S.-financed vote on the issue in the island’s history. The money would go to the U.S. territory’s elections commission for creation of an education campaign and a plebiscite to resolve the island’s status, with President Barack Obama specifying that the U.S. attorney general would have to approve the ballot before it goes to voters. The...
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