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Committee holds Commission on Decolonization to status quo budget as senators urge stepped-up public education
Summary
The Committee of the Whole kept the Commission on Decolonization’s FY‑26 operating level largely unchanged but acknowledged rising public interest and several senators urged future increases for education and outreach. OFB reported lapses and line-item allocations for task forces and public information work.
The Committee of the Whole heard testimony and commentary on the Commission on Decolonization during Chapter 5 budget hearings and left the agency’s FY‑26 appropriation essentially at the current level.
Office of Finance and Budget Director Steve Guerrero told senators the commission’s total general‑fund appropriation for fiscal 2026 is $317,488. The budget also includes a $165,000 line to support an incentive public education and information program and a $55,000 allocation “to each task force” for FY‑26 (statehood, free association and independence task forces), Guerrero said.
The status‑quo decision came as senators…
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