AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoPower Rates & Cost of Living: The Guam PUC is weighing a proposed jump in the Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause (LEAC) that could add about $88.56 to the average monthly residential power bill starting Oct. 1, with the decision set for Thursday. Education Disruption: With the Tiyan campus still closed, officials say 12% of Tiyan students and 20% of Simon A. Sanchez students haven’t engaged with assigned schoolwork, raising concerns as students are marked absent during the shutdown. Legislature & Section 30 Funds: Guam senators recessed a special session on Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero’s Section 30 proposal for GMHA and UOG, choosing instead to hold public hearings first on competing bills before returning Sept. 23. Elections & AG Race: Incumbent AG Douglas Moylan “passed” on a Guam Bar debate, while four challengers are set to face voters at the Thursday forum. Aviation Funding: A U.S. House panel advanced a bill to raise the federal share of airport project costs to 95% for rural, remote, and underserved areas, including Guam and CNMI. Military & Indo-Pacific Strategy: A U.S. think tank report calling for a major troop pullback from the western Pacific is drawing alarm from allies, including references to Guam and the Northern Marianas. Community & Health: A “Wellness Wednesday” column spotlights Guam’s suicide-prevention needs and the role of community connections, while a local non-profit event celebrates wish kids with a black-tie-and-tennis-shoes gala.
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