Speaker Benjamin F. Cruz has said it’s better to have a pay cut than no paycheck at all. Government of Guam employees didn’t agree. Vince Aguon testified against Bill 244. Before working for the government, Aguon stated he would go from one homeless shelter to another. Since becoming a GovGuam employee, his situation improved. However, as a...

February 21, 2018   Hagatna - Jon Fernandez, Superintendent of the Department of Education (DOE), and Mark Mendiola, Chairman of the Education Board both support Governor Eddie Calvo's proposed legislation in Bill 245-34.   "We do not support rolling back the investment that the government has already made in our workforce, especially in our...

Guam Police Department (GPD) and Guam Fire Department (GFD) are already each facing nearly $3 million-worth of cuts because of the federal tax reform. With his bill, Speaker Benjamin F. Cruz will now force some public safety agency employees to work for less pay. While the roll back of the Competitive Wage Act (CWA) will not affect police...

(Hagatna) - Today, Speaker Benjamin F. Cruz started the public hearing by playing one of the Governor Eddie Baza Calvo’s first addresses he made when he entered into office in 2011. At the time, Guam was facing a $348 million deficit with millions owed in tax refunds, Earned Income Tax Credits, and Child Tax Credits.    Since then, $1.3 billion...

Governor Calvo is again encouraging residents to participate in one of the three public hearings on two bills that aim to maintain government stability.   The government currently faces approximately $67 million reduced revenue resulting from the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.  It federal tax law reduces corporate tax rates by about 50%,...

February 19, 2018 (Hagåtña) — More than 7,000-plus Government of Guam employees, retirees, and their families will no longer have a choice in healthcare insurance plans after a surprise vote in the Legislature today. Eleven senators voted to override the veto on Speaker BJ Cruz’s Bill 3-34. The bill was vetoed last summer.  If it had passed into...

Senators scheduled public hearings for Bill 1 (2-S) during a special session today.   Governor Calvo called the Legislature into session to discuss his proposed bill, which aims to prevent payless paydays, furloughs and reduction in hours for thousands of people.   The Governor spoke with Senators at Government House this morning to reiterate the...