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SENATORS REVIEW FY 2026 BUDGET REQUESTS FROM WTJX AND PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE AMID FUNDING STRAINS AND STAFFING NEEDS

ST. CROIX, VI – The Committee on Budget, Appropriations, and Finance, chaired by Senator Novelle E. Francis Jr., convened in a meeting at the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room. Lawmakers received testimony for the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget from...

RT PARK AND CASINO COMMISSION HIGHLIGHT MILLIONS IN ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMMUNITY IMPACT

ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMMUNITY IMPACT ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands- The Committee on Economic Development and Agriculture, chaired by Senator Hubert L. Frederick, convened at the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room to receive updates from both the...

COMMITTEE RECEIVES FY 2026 BUDGET REQUEST FOR DPNR, VETS BILL TO RAISE COST TO BRING IN CONTAINERS

ST. THOMAS, VI – The Committee on Budget, Appropriations, and Finance, chaired by Senator Novelle E. Francis Jr., met in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas to receive testimony for the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget from the Department of Planning and Natural...

COMMITTEE VETS BILL TO ESTABLISH REQUIRED SERVICES AT NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, RECIEVES OVERVIEW OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGE CONCERNS, RECIEVES UPDATE FROM SCHNEIDER REGIONAL CONCERNING DIALYSIS SERVICES

ST. THOMAS, VI – The 36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands’ Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services, led by Senator Ray Fonseca, met at the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall. Lawmakers considered a measure that would establish the services that nursing...