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Office of the Governor seeks $14.39 million for FY2026; lawmakers press on vacancies, health IT and gun‑violence programs
Summary
Deputy Chief of Staff Kevin Rodriguez presented the Office of the Governor FY2026 request: $14,387,494 total (including $1,275,000 miscellaneous and $300,000 tourism revolving fund). Senators questioned vacancy funding, credit‑card reconciliation, health information exchange funding and the Office of Gun Violence Prevention’s services.
Deputy Chief of Staff Kevin Rodriguez presented the Office of the Governor’s FY2026 budget request to the Legislature’s Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance on July 23, asking for a total of $14,387,494. The request includes $12,812,494 from the general fund, $1,275,000 for miscellaneous and special activities, and $300,000 from the tourism revolving fund.
Rodriguez and division directors summarized planned work and funding: the Bureau of Economic Research (BER) requested $703,092 (including $300,000 from the tourism revolving fund) to expand data collection, complete household surveys and update forecasting tools; the Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP) requested $868,206 (general fund plus miscellaneous) for prevention, survivor engagement and community outreach; and the Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT) requested funding to advance a territory health information exchange (HIE) and related digital health initiatives. The territorial Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)…
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