Puerto Rico Board Withdraws Bid To Force Furloughs

Published: 4/10/2017

Puerto Rico Board Withdraws Bid To Force Furloughs

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In light of the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, the federally appointed board overseeing Puerto Rico's historic debt restructuring on Wednesday voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit it filed against the island's governor over his refusal to implement a $218 million public employee furlough program.

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