03-07-2019 23:08 via kvoa.com

Board sues Puerto Rico governor amid economic crisis

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances has sued the U.S. territory’s governor, saying he refuses to submit required documents and has approved tens of millions of dollars in unbudgeted spending amid a 13-year recession.
The board on Wednesday also accused Gov. Ricardo Rosselló of approving joint resolutions to use funds for expenditures not approved by board-certified budgets.
It also criticized a law approved last month th
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