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Ash Wednesday. A young girl lights candles at the Kristo Rai church in Garapan. Yesterday, Ash Wednesday, marked the start of the Lenten Season.Photo by Mark Peñaranda

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House OKs bill to cut rebates by 20%
THE House of Representatives, by a 10-5 vote, yesterday passed a measure that will reduce tax rebates by 20 percent and suspend leave with pay for seven legal holidays.
Those who voted in favor of H.B. 15-196 were House Minority... .(Full Story)

Feds sue construction firm over income tax
A CONSTRUCTION company was sued by the federal government for failing to turn over an employee’s income tax amounting to $51,122.32. The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed the lawsuit against Sablan Construction yesterday in federal court...(Full Story)

Taman: Gov’t will save $1M by abolishing municipal councils
REPRESENTATIVE Candido B. Taman says the government will save at least $1 million a year if municipal councils are abolished.
He made this statement as he introduced House Legislative Initiative 15-15 ...(Full Story)

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Education officials led by Guam Public School System Superintendent Luis Reyes, second right, meet with Speaker Mark Forbes, R-Sinajana, left, and Minority Leader Judi Won Pat, D-Malojloj, at the Guam Legislature yesterday. Reyes said GPSS must keep its autonomy, responding to Gov. Felix P. Camacho’s earlier statement that the Legislature should give him fund management authority over GPSS.Photo by Paul Blas

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