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Puerto Rico gov unveils budget critics say is unrealistic

by Associated Press
| June 18, 2020 7:03 PM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor on Thursday promised wage increases for teachers, police officers, firefighters and other public workers, unveiling a government budget higher than the one submitted by a federal control board that oversees the island’s finances.

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