Hurricane Maria

Several advocacy organizations say elected officials in Florida are violating the voting rights of tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans who moved to the mainland after the devastating hurricane.

In a report to Congress, they placed the number at approximately 1,427 people. Meanwhile, a May study said the death toll was at least 4,645.

A federal judge will decide if Puerto Ricans forced to evacuate their homes following Hurricane Maria will be evicted from their hotels and motels, as FEMA seeks to end the Transitional Sheltering Assistance program.

Doctors and public health officials say they have “never seen anything like this.”

The government’s count is 64 fatalities, but a new study says the real number is closer to 5,000.

The news comes two weeks after Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Roselló signed a bill to implement a charter school and voucher program.

The result was the loss of tens of thousands of dollars of food, while people stood in lines outside, hungry.

Hundreds of thousands of residents are still without electricity.

The $16 billion allocated for the island’s recovery effort is a great help—and a major disappointment.