Mauga calls for slight increase in funding for Dept. of Local Govt
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Secretary of the Department of Local Government (Samoan Affairs), Paramount Chief Mauga Tasi Asuega raised some important issues when he testified at the Se

![Secretary of the Office of Samoan Affairs PC Mauga Tasi Asuega and assistant during the Senate and House Budget Appropriations Committee joint hearings on the government’s proposed budget for FY 2024 on Monday. [photo: Asi A. Fa’asau] Mauga Tasi Asuega](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/mauga_img_1871.jpg?itok=oz-d06KU)
![Government leaders, who were the honored guests at the DOE sponsored church service held this past Sunday in preparation for the opening of the new school year, a prelude to ASDOE’s Back to School Extravaganza event for teachers and supporting staff held the next day at the Veterans Memorial Stadium. [ASG photo] ASG officials at church service](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/dignitaries_at_church_service.jpg?itok=N2RieU5u)

![During the Proposed Budget Hearing on day one, (l-r) Acting Treasurer Levi Reese; Program, Planning & Budget Director Catherine D Saelua; and Chief of Staff Loa Tuimavave Tauapai laupola. [photo: AT] Levi Reese, Catherine D Saelua, Loa Tuimavave Tauapai laupola](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_1857.jpg?itok=KJtIQ-k6)





