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US$133 per week. smuggling (Senate Bill documented immigrants. United States citizenship by the island’s first sales Aníbal Acevedo Vilá. “People are not buying 206). •Enforcement of immi- for voting. tax—to cover a US$740 mil- Inside the domed Capi- anything,” said Angela de lion budget deficit. The ac- tol, lawmakers began con- Jesús, a San Juan jewelry cord, reached by a special sideration of measures to fi- store manager, who said her GRIN ‘N WIN binding commission, did not nance a loan to cover gov- few customers avoided high- specify the amount of the ernment expenses for the priced items and bought only Let’s turn that frown upside down! new levy and left other key remainder of the fiscal year, trinkets. The Lottery has a new $1 game called issues up to legislative ap- which ends June 30, and to Jaime Massanet, 77, a proval. solve the long-term budget butcher in San Juan’s Plaza Grin & Win, you could win up to Thousands of Puerto crisis. Mercado food market, said $1,000 instantly! If you reveal a grin Ricans stood outside the Under the agreement, his business was down by Capitol on Thursday, pres- government workers re- half during the shutdown. symbol that will double your prize... suring lawmakers to follow sumed work on Monday— “It’s an ugly and serious Odds are, You’ll have Fun. through on their pledge to and will receive pay for the situation,” Massanet said. back the commission’s rec- days they missed since the “All Puerto Rican society is ommended solution. Some shutdown began on May 1, in anguish.” La Prensa Columbus Staff expressed concern that allowing life to gradually During the shutdown, Culturas Publications, Inc., d.b.a. Pedro Rossello, a former return to normal. families chipped in to help La Prensa Newspaper governor and the leader of A half-million students, jobless relatives, cut back on ¡Tinta con Sabor! Columbus, Ohio the opposition New Progres- likewise, returned to class spending or looked for other VENTAS: [email protected] sive Party, had warned that on Monday when the nearly jobs. Marivel Aguirre-Aranda, Columbus, Ohio lawmakers weren’t obligated 1,600 public schools that Despite political leaders’ to abide by the agreement. closed on May 1 reopened. pledge to resolve the gov- Columbus Sales Manager [email protected] “They’re talking about an Anxiety turned to relief ernment shutdown, thou- 614-517-9200 www.laprensa1.com agreement but this march Thursday for public sector sands of people marched to demonstrates that we don’t employees. Hours before the the Capitol last Thursday to La Prensa Lorain & Cleveland Staff Culturas Publications, Inc., d.b.a. trust the politicians,” said agreement was announced, press lawmakers to stick to La Prensa Newspaper Victor Villalba, president of José Vázquez González sat their word. ¡Tinta con Sabor! 205 West 20th Street, one of the largest public-sec- on a beach near the Capitol Wilhelm Sack, president Suite M-265 tor employee unions. with his wife and two chil- of the 500-member Hotel VENTAS: Lorain, OH 44052 Rossello issued a state- dren, wondering when he and Tourism Association, Rubén Torres, Lorain & Cleveland ment later supporting the could go back to work. He said 20 percent of reserva- 440-320-8221 or 440-213-7329 [email protected] commission’s recommenda- and other government work- tions were canceled during Distribution: Lemuel Llorens www.laprensa1.com tion, but saying he believed ers struggled to pay bills the shutdown, apparently the sales tax should be as while the governor and op- because of travelers’ fears low as possibly, around 4 position-dominated legisla- the shutdown would affect La Prensa Newspaper Staff percent, and that he opposes ture bickered over how to their vacation or business the use of loans to solve the erase the budget deficit. trips to the island. Culturas Publications, Inc. Publisher Rebecca McQueen Business Manager Writers, et al. 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