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FY2020 budget hearings

Rendering of proposed new Fono Building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Both the Senate and House have approved in final reading their respective versions of the final fiscal year 2020 budget bill. Each chamber is now going through the process of approving each other’s budget version, before one version is sent to Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga...
ASCC president, Dr. Rosevonne M. Pato
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College has recommended to the Fono to consider legislation that would regulate private institutions of higher learning opening up in American Samoa, as well as online college education programs. The verbal recommendation was made by ASCC...
Department of Human and Social Services director, Muavaefa’atasi John Suisala shaking hands with lawmakers
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Department of Human and Social Services director, Muavaefa’atasi John Suisala testified Wednesday before the Fono Joint Budget Committee on his department’s fiscal year 2020 budget of $25.77 million — which is 100% federally funded. Responding to committee questions on...
ASG Medicaid Agency director, Sandra King-Young and the governor’s Chief of Staff, Fiu Johnny Saelua
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Over $100 million remains in the balance of unspent federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) money for American Samoa and this entire amount will be returned to the federal government at the end of this month if it is not used, according to the American Samoa Medicaid Agency’s...
Rendering of proposed new Fono Building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — So how did Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga fund the $100,000 for ASG’s donation to the Manu Samoa rugby team during their fundraising event held at Utulei beach in July this year? The answer was made clear and confirmed yesterday during the Fono Joint Budget hearing for the...
ASCC president Dr. Rosevonne Pato and Board of Higher Education vice chair, Monsignor Viane Etuale
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government is allocating only $1 million in general fund subsidy to the FY 2020 proposed budget of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) and its president, Dr. Rosevonne Pato contends that this is not sufficient, saying the subsidy has continued...
Photo of LBJ Hospital sign
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center chief executive officer Faumuina John Faumuina has informed lawmakers that one big challenge faced by the only hospital in the territory is the recruitment of local Samoan nurses and doctors. Faumuina said this when he appeared last Wednesday before...
Sagitea Filoiali’i, the new ASG Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sagitea Filoiali’i, the new ASG Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner, testified last week Friday for the first time before the Fono Joint Budget Committee on his office’s FY 2020 budget proposal of $255,000. The ASG Workmen’s Compensation Division employs seven people....
Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson (right) and two other Public Safety officials
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Police Commissioner Le’i Sonny Thompson and two other Public Safety officials appeared Wednesday morning for about 15-minutes for the Dept. of Public Safety’s FY 2020 budget hearing before the Fono Joint Budget Committee. Among the handful of issues raised during the...
The ASPA Operations building in Tafuna
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Revenue projection for utility rates for the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) FY 2020 budget proposal is based on the assumption that — among other things — the authority’s board of directors will approve a base rate hike effective next month, collecting just over $...

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