| 81 | Japan's visitor market to Guam starting to rebound
Officials from the Guam Visitor's Bureau met with Guam Legislature Tourism Chair Senator Dennis Rodriguez, Jr. this morning for an informational briefing on the current status of the situation. |
| 82 | Public Health needs $1M and a lab for medical marijuana program
Senator Dennis Rodriguez Jr. held an informational briefing on the status of the medical marijuana program. |
| 83 | A little unity can go a long way in the legislature
And who does Twitter think is the strongest Democrat candidate for Governor? With over 3,000 votes cast, Dennis Rodriguez Jr took top honors with 62% of votes cast, Frank Aguon was second with 24%. Carl Gutierrez was third with 8% of votes and Lou Leon Guerrero was last with 6% of votes. |
| 84 | One Guam gubernatorial debate announced
Present for the drawings were former Governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez, former Senator Lou Leon Guerrero and Senator Dennis G. Rodriguez Jr. |
| 85 | Senators narrowly pass 1% BPT increase and new 2% sales tax 8-7
Senators Frank Aguon Jr., Regine Biscoe Lee, Telena Nelson, Dennis Rodriguez Jr., Mike San Nicolas, Therese Terlaje and Mary Torres all voted against the measure. |
| 86 | Gubernatorial race is one to watch
They were followed by former Gov. Carl Gutierrez and Sen. Dennis Rodriguez Jr. But there are a lot of days ahead, and polling at this point is like taking a video of bouncing balls. |
| 87 | Tax on vacation rentals, other revenue bills pushed by senators
The bill, co-sponsored by Sens. Tom Ada and Dennis Rodriguez Jr., said some 30 million gallons of liquid fuel are transferred annually from petroleum storage facilities on Guam to distribution points outside of Guam. |
| 88 | Bailout bill vote set for Friday at 2pm
Senator Dennis Rodriguez, Jr. said, "It's a point of personal privilege, senator please continue." |
| 89 | BREAKING NEWS: Tax increase, new sales tax approved
Voting "No" were Democrat Sens. Michael San Nicolas, Therese Terlaje, Frank Aguon Jr., Dennis Rodriguez Jr., Telena Nelson, Regine Biscoe Lee and Republican Sen. Mary Torres. |
| 90 | Senators approve tax hike
Rodriguez, who is also a candidate for governor, said he "tried tirelessly ... to look at alternatives that don't raise the taxes" on residents. |
| 91 | Rodriguez announces running mate David M. Cruz for Adelup run
Senator Dennis Rodriguez Jr. officially launched his gubernatorial campaign, while also announcing his running mate, David M. Cruz, during a campaign kick off over the weekend. Cruz is an educator and retired Air Force Colonel who currently leads the Air Force JROTC Program at JFK High School. |
| 92 | Rodriguez announces educator running mate
Educator and retired Air Force Col. David Cruz is Sen. Dennis Rodriguez Jr.'s running mate in the Democratic Party gubernatorial race. |
| 93 | Sen. Dennis Rodriguez Jr. announces Dave Cruz as running mate
In January, Rodriguez announced his run for governor, stating "There are so many I want to do as a senator that only a governor can do."
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| 94 | Latest bill to raise business privilege tax fails 11-3
“It is with a very heavy heart that I propose this amendment. This amendment would defund the funding for our body for the Guam legislature and there is impact to that,” said Rodriguez adding, “For our staff who didn’t sign up for this who didn’t sign up for days like these, we’re going to ask them to sacrifice with us.” |
| 95 | Senators meet on latest tax hike bill from Adelup
Before lawmakers decided to take a recess, Sen. Dennis Rodriguez, D-Dededo, proposed several amendments that he said could generate as much as $20 million a year. He said his amendments involve: changing the formula for how much banks pay in business privilege taxes; charging insurance companies a new fee on the estimated $260 million in premiums they collect each year; and ending the renewal of qualifying certificates for insurance companies. |
| 96 | Poker machines' in tax-hike plan not the real deal
Sen. Dennis Rodriguez Jr., who is running for governor, has proposed increasing the gaming tax from 4 percent to 20 percent – to keep the government from raising the business privilege tax. |
| 97 | GMH board, scrutinized for failing to meet, delays next meeting
The board of trustees for the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority, whose infrequent meetings drew negative attention from the Joint Commission during a recent review of the hospital, decided not to meet in February. |
| 98 | Tax-hike defeated, sales tax on the table
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| 99 | Rodriguez says he will try again to offer a floor amendment
Sen. Dennis Rodriguez on Thursday morning says a lot of options have been placed on the table to prevent a fiscal crisis including a 32-hour workweek that's fueling anxiety among people. Rodriguez says he will try again to offer a floor amendment that could generate $20 million a year by lifting gross receipts tax exemptions for certain industries including insurance and a 4 percent health insurance premium fee on all healthcare insurance premiums paid on Guam, among other things. |
| 100 | Robert Duenas still waiting to undergo procedure
he good news according to Duenas is that Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo’s office, Senator Dennis Rodriguez Jr. and Senator Joe San Augustin have all been in contact with Duenas and have offered to help talk to military officials to figure out a way to get Robert medevacked to Hawaii. |
