ST. THOMAS- Members of the 33rd Legislature led by Senate President Novelle E. Francis, Jr. convened in Special Session at the request of the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands Albert Bryan, Jr., at the Capitol Building on Tuesday and vetted Bill No....
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LAWMAKERS CONSIDER BILL TO CREATE MATCHING FUND SECURITIZATION CORPORATION
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LAWMAKERS VET BILLS TO STRENGTHEN LAWS ON HOMESCHOOL
ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Education and Workforce Development chaired by Sen. Donna Frett-Gregory met on Wednesday at the Capitol Building to receive testimony on several measures regarding various aspects of the V.I. Department of Education (VIDE)...
SENATORS RECEIVE UPDATE ON STATUS OF WATER AND POWER AUTHORITY AND CONSIDER BILL TO REPLACE THE BOARD
ST. THOMAS - Members of the 33rd Legislature led by Senate President Novelle E. Francis, Jr. convened in Committee of the Whole at the Capitol Building on Friday to receive an update on the status of WAPA regarding operations, financial management, use of federal...
THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES, THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TAXICAB COMMISSION DEFENDS THE FY 2021 BUDGET
ST. THOMAS - Members of the Committee on Finance chaired by Sen. Kurt A. Vialet convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Thursday to receive testimony on the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget for the Government of the Virgin Islands of the United...
POLICYMAKERS UPDATED ON THE STATE OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM AND OTHER COVID-19 PANDEMIC MATTERS
ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Education and Workforce Development chaired by Sen. Donna Frett-Gregory met on Tuesday at the Capitol Building to receive testimony on the status of the State Unemployment Insurance Program, the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment...
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS LOTTERY, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ENERGY OFFICE, AND MAGENS BAY AUTHORITY SHARES THE PROPOSED FY 2021 BUDGET
ST. THOMAS - Members of the Committee on Finance chaired by Sen. Kurt A. Vialet convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Friday to receive testimony on the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget for the Government of the Virgin Islands of the United...
THE DEPT. OF PROPERTY AND PROCUREMENT, THE CASINO CONTROL COMMISSION, AND THE OFFICE OF THE V.I. INSPECTOR GENERAL SHARES THE PROPOSED FY 2021 BUDGET
ST. THOMAS - Members of the Committee on Finance chaired by Sen. Kurt A. Vialet convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Friday to receive testimony on the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget for the Government of the Virgin Islands of the United...
LAWMAKERS PROBE THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE MAJOR COASTAL ZONE PERMIT FOR THE ST. JOHN MARINA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
ST. JOHN- Members of the 33rd Legislature, led by Senate President Novelle E. Francis, Jr. convened in Committee of the Whole at the Cleone H. Creque Legislative Conference Room on Tuesday to receive testimony on the consolidated Major Coastal Zone Permit No....
BILL ADVANCED ON EXPANDING POWERS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Education and Workforce Development chaired by Sen. Donna Frett-Gregory met on Monday at the Capitol Building to receive testimony and to vote on several measures regarding expanding the powers of the Virgin Islands Board of...
THE DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS, PARKS, AND RECREATION AND THE V.I. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE DEFENDS THE RECOMMENDED FY 2021 BUDGET, BILL TO EXPAND POWER OF THE ENTERPRISE ZONE MOVES FORWARD
ST. THOMAS - Members of the Committee on Finance chaired by Sen. Kurt A. Vialet convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Thursday to receive testimony on the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget for the Government of the Virgin Islands of the United...
SCHNEIDER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND THE ST. THOMAS EAST END MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION SHARES PROPOSED FY 2021 BUDGET
ST. THOMAS - Members of the Committee on Finance chaired by Sen. Kurt A. Vialet convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Wednesday to receive testimony on the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget for the Government of the Virgin Islands of the United...
LAWMAKERS VET PROPOSED FY 2021 BUDGET FOR THE V.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
ST. THOMAS - Members of the Committee on Finance chaired by Sen. Kurt A. Vialet convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Thursday to receive testimony on the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget for the Government of the Virgin Islands of the United...
SENATORS LEARN STATUS OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY
ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Housing, Transportation, Infrastructure, and Telecommunications chaired by Sen. Marvin Blyden, convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Wednesday, to receive testimony on the status of the Virgin Islands Waste Management...
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, DIVISION OF PERSONNEL, AND THE OFFICE OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DEFEND FY 2021 BUDGET
ST. THOMAS - Members of the Committee on Finance chaired by Sen. Kurt A. Vialet convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Tuesday to receive testimony on the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget for the Government of the Virgin Islands of the United...
LAWMAKERS CONSIDER PROPOSED BILL TO OFFSET CASH SHORTFALLS
ST. THOMAS - Members of the Committee on Finance chaired by Sen. Kurt A. Vialet convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Tuesday to receive testimony from officials of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on BR 20-1200 - G33-044 - An act authorizing the...
THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET, DEPT. OF FINANCE, AND THE PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY SHARES FY 2021 BUDGET
ST. THOMAS - Members of the Committee on Finance chaired by Sen. Kurt A. Vialet convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Wednesday to receive testimony on the FY 2021 proposed Executive Budget. Invited testifiers were the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),...
LAWMAKERS PROBE THE REVISED VIRGIN ISLANDS CANNABIS USE ACT
ST. THOMAS - Members of the 33rd Legislature, led by Senate President Novelle E. Francis, Jr. convened in Committee of the Whole at the Capitol Building on Friday to receive testimony on the Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act, which proposed to expand the...
V.I. OFFICE OF THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION BILL HELD IN COMMITTEE
ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Rules and Judiciary chaired by Sen. Janelle K. Sarauw, convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Thursday, to receive testimony on Bill No. 33-0126-An Act amending Title 3, chapter 1 of the Virgin Islands Code by adding a...
GOVERNOR’S FINANCIAL TEAM SHARES FY 2021 PROPOSED BUDGET
ST. THOMAS - Members of the Committee on Finance chaired by Sen. Kurt A. Vialet convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Tuesday to receive testimony from the Governor’s Financial Team on the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget for the Government...
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CONCLUDES VETTING ZONING REQUESTS
ST. JOHN - Members of the 33rd Legislature, led by Senate President Novelle E. Francis, Jr. convened in Committee of the Whole at the Cleone H. Creque Legislative Conference Room on Thursday to receive testimony on zoning requests and Minor Coastal Zone Permits...
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS FOR PHASED RE-OPENING, REVITALIZATION UPDATES
ST. THOMAS - The Committee on Culture, Historic Preservation and Aging chaired by Sen. Myron Jackson convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Wednesday to receive testimony on the status of COVID-19 protocols for the soft reopening of the historic towns of...
SENATE UPDATED ON CRIME, PROSECUTING CASES, AND MORE
ST. THOMAS- The Committee on Homeland Security, Justice, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs chaired by Sen. Steven Payne, Sr. convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Tuesday to receive testimony on the status on the influx of crimes throughout the Virgin...
LAWMAKERS UPDATED ON THE PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services chaired by Sen. Oakland Benta convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building to receive testimony on the 9 SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COVID-19 and the mitigation efforts in...
GOVERNOR’S FINANCIAL TEAM SHARES UPDATE ON STATE OF ECONOMY
ST. THOMAS- Members of the 33rd Legislature led by Senate President Novelle E. Francis, Jr. convened in Committee of the Whole at the Capitol Building on Wednesday to receive testimony on the status of the territory’s economy from officials from the...
SENATORS UPDATED ON THE STATUS OF THE DEPT. OF EDUCATION
ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Education and Workforce Development chaired by Sen. Donna Frett-Gregory met Tuesday at the Capitol Building to receive testimony on the status of the Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDOE) regarding promotional policy...
Legislature Takes Action on Critical Measures
ST. THOMAS- Members of the 33rd Legislature led by Senate President Novelle E. Francis, Jr. convened in an Emergency Legislative Session at the Capitol Building on Friday and voted favorably for several measures related to or affected by the COVID-19, or coronavirus...
SENATE UPDATED ON THE ONE-STOP PROGRAM AND RELATED MATTERS
ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Education and Workforce Development chaired by Sen. Donna Frett-Gregory, met Thursday at the Capitol Building, to receive testimony on the status of the OneStop Operator Program, Federal Employment Services Program and the...
Nominations and Bills Forwarded to Full Body
ST. THOMAS - Members of the Committee on Rules and Judiciary, chaired by Sen. Janelle K. Sarauw, convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Thursday and voted favorably for nominations of Enrique Rodriquez and Pamela Montegut to serve on the Virgin Islands...
A Madras Vision for The U.S. Virgin Islands Townhall Meeting
ST. THOMAS - Members of the Committee on Culture, Historic Preservation and Aging chaired by Sen. Myron Jackson held a Town Hall meeting at the Capitol Building on Tuesday in which the public was invited to discuss Bill No. 33-0226: An Act amending Title 1, chapter 7...
Senators Vet Agriculture Bills and Updated on The Department of Agriculture Operations
ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Economic Development, Regulations and Agriculture chaired by Sen. Allison DeGazon convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building on Tuesday and voted on two bills regarding water catchments and the V.I. Agricultural Caribbean...