| 81 | 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. |
| 82 | Bailout bill vote set for Friday at 2pm
Senator Dennis Rodriguez, Jr. said, "It's a point of personal privilege, senator please continue." |
| 83 | 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. |
| 84 | 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. |
| 85 | 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. |
| 86 | 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. |
| 87 | 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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| 88 | 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.” |
| 89 | 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. |
| 90 | 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. |
| 91 | 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. |
| 92 | Tax-hike defeated, sales tax on the table
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| 93 | 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. |
| 94 | 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. |
| 95 | GovGuam could’ve saved $67.73 million on healthcare insurance over last five years
Ultimately the veto of bill 3 was overridden with a vote of 11-4. Senators Wil Castro, Tommy Morrisson, Louise Muna and Dennis Rodriguez Jr. voted no. This means GovGuam is now required to pick the least expensive option. |
| 96 | GMH hospital probe gets one more vote
The vote so far on Resolution 345, by Sen. Dennis Rodriguez Jr., D-Dededo, is four yes, two no, and two lawmakers abstaining.
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| 97 | Senators vote for 'most economical' health plan
Eleven voted in favor of the override. Republican Sens. Tommy Morrison, Wil Castro and Louise Muna, and Democratic Sen. Dennis Rodriguez Jr. voted against overriding the governor's veto. |
| 98 | Senators override veto of GovGuam insurance bill requiring most affordable plan
Lawmakers held a short session today(Monday) in which they overrode two bills among other things before adjourning. |
| 99 | Medical marijuana rules and regulations signed into law
Sen. Dennis Rodriguez, Jr., D-Dededo, introduced the bill in November after Public Health had to rewrite them after lawmakers rejected an earlier set of rules. |
| 100 | Pay-raise rollback proposed to avert payless paydays in GovGuam
Cruz introduced Bill 245 as an alternative to tax increase proposals from Gov. Eddie Calvo, who submitted an increase in the tax from 4 to 6 percent, and the version from Dennis Rodriguez Jr., who wanted tax increases for banks, insurance companies and other entities. |
