Governor vetoes bill to guarantee funding for climate change panel

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón has vetoed a measure that would have guaranteed the Climate Change Committee no less than $500,000 annually for its operations. The bill, authored by Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz, passed the Legislature with minimal opposition -- one vote against in the Senate from Joanne Rodríguez Veve and two in the House from Reps. Ángel Morey Noble and Lisie Burgos Muñiz. In a statement explaining the veto, La Fortaleza...