Guam Legislature & Section 30: Lawmakers recessed a special session on $20M in Section 30 bills until Monday, Oct. 5, with four proposals on the table: GMH’s electronic health records push, UOG aquaculture support, power bill credits, DOE facility fixes, and Simon Sanchez High School modernization funding. Hospital leadership & finances: GMH’s administrator search committee aims to deliver a recommendation in early October; the hospital also projects about $120M in collections, up roughly 12%, and is moving toward an internationally trained physician pathway. Utilities & land trust infrastructure: The CHamoru Land Trust Commission reallocated $9.4M to the Guam Power Authority for infrastructure on Land Trust properties, including utility easements and power poles, alongside surveying for hundreds of lots. Construction & defense contracting: Tamuning firm Amorient Engineering won a $20M DOD architecture/design contract for Guam military facilities through 2031. Legislation on services: Bills to double juror pay to $60/day and let the Land Use Commission consider signage waivers advanced to the voting file. Agriculture & livestock: Sen. Telo Taitague’s estray livestock overhaul heads for a floor vote by Oct. 9, starting with $200,000 for an Estray Livestock Stewardship program. School nutrition policy (federal): A federal bill would permanently raise school meal reimbursement rates, with Guam already receiving higher rates due to local costs. Coastal resilience & monitoring: CSA Ocean Sciences secured multiple coastal resilience and environmental monitoring contracts, including ongoing survey work in Hawaii and Guam tied to invasive species and coral protection.