AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMeta Settlement Reaches American Samoa: Attorney General Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde says American Samoa will receive $1.1 million from Meta’s $17.1 billion multistate youth-safety settlement, with Meta required to add child protections on Instagram and Facebook, including hard daily time limits and “productive pauses,” nighttime blocks, and stronger age-assurance and parental controls. Deep-Sea Mining Push Faces Local Pushback: Community leaders and youth environmental group Finafinau, with Greenpeace USA, confronted NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer near Pago Pago Harbor, warning against deep-sea mineral mapping tied to a proposed Interior lease sale that could open the door to commercial mining off American Samoa. Food Prices Watch: The Basic Food Index rose 0.2% in August; rice, milk, fish, and ice cream climbed, while butter, chicken, eggs, turkey tail, and sugar fell. Local Benefits Update: DHSS says ASNAP participants will get a one-time $110 end-of-year benefit loaded to EBT on Sept. 1, expiring Sept. 30. Workforce Policy Proposal: A Senate bill would create a Critical Industry Guest Worker Permit with a 90-day amnesty window and work authorization tied to employers like StarKist Samoa. Regional Voice at PIF: American Samoa’s delegation presented its request for full Pacific Islands Forum membership, arguing political status shouldn’t limit participation.
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