It’s the 15th day of Fiscal Year 2021 and the American Samoa Government remains open while leaders of the executive branch and legislature remain far apart on a budget law. Yesterday the Senate ...Read more
At yesterday’s emergency cabinet meeting, Governor Lolo Moliga stated that if the Fono doesn’t act on the FY2021 budget, they will prepare a six-months budget and leave it up to the next ...Read more
Governor Lolo Moliga has sent back to the Fono his Fiscal Year 2021 budget and extended the special session he called last week by another 15 days. That’s what Lolo told the Fono leaders in ...Read more
Review of the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget for the American Samoa Government got underway this morning. The House and Senate are holding joint hearings under the chairmanship of Senator Magalei ...Read more
The proposed budget for ASG for Fiscal Year 2021, Governor Lolo Moliga’s final budget proposal, totals $465.9 million which is 10% more than the current year budget of $424.2 million. The ...Read more
A man from Samoa, convicted of a drug crime, has been given a chance to renew his immigration status and remain in the territory. The Samoa News reports that Associate Justice Fiti Sunia gave Fala ...Read more
The Fono is taking a two week recess after today’s session to await the submission of the Fiscal Year 2021 budget. Both the House and Senate approved concurrent resolutions yesterday authorizing ...Read more
Total funding that ASG has been awarded in COVID-19 grants is $164.6 million of which $69.7 million has been spent. A complete report of the awards and spending dated August 4 was distributed by ...Read more
A summary of COVID-19 Grant Funding which was distributed to senators last week shows the total amount awarded to ASG was $155.7 million. As of June 17, 2020 $111.3 million had been spent. Here’s ...Read more
“Since Fono members were already in telework capacity prior to COVID-19 due to the ongoing constriction of the legislative building, we believe the stipend payments of $20,000 and $10,000 ...Read more
