State to receive up to $105.6 million from settlement with Purdue Pharma

SEATTLE 6/16/2025 – Attorney General Nick Brown today announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler...

Alabama joins $7.4 billion opioid settlement with major pharmaceutical company

Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday announced Alabama is part of a nationwide $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has informed 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible...

South Dakota to receive $10.1 million as part of $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma

PIERRE — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Monday that South Dakota is expected to receive an estimated $10.1 million as its share of a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The...

AG Marshall announces $7.4 billion national opioid crisis settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sackler family

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday announced a nationwide $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has informed the 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and...

Purdue Pharma reaches $7.4 billion settlement over opioid crisis

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. | https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/About-AG/Dave-YostOhio Attorney General Dave Yost. | https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/About-AG/Dave-Yost Attorney General Dave Yost has announced that 49 states, the...

55 attorneys general sign on to $7.4B Purdue Pharma, Sackler family settlement

Attorneys general across the country are uniting in a historic opioid settlement. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all states and U.S....

DOI grant helps ASCC Nursing Program

Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting a Department of the Interior grant of $3,264 for the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) to offset costs for the Nursing Program Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula had requested the funding assistance...

Training a community to combat coral disease

While the coral reefs surrounding American Samoa remain relatively healthy, resource managers are preparing for the possibility of future outbreaks—especially as coral diseases have devastated reefs elsewhere, such as those in the Western...

Health officials confirm Hawaii’s 7th dengue case this year

The Hawaii Department of Health today confirmed another travel-related case of dengue on Oahu, bringing the total number in the state to seven so far this year. The latest case comes just about a week after the fifth and sixth cases of dengue were...

American Samoa VA Clinic announces expansion of services

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Great news for local veterans — VA Pacific Islands Health Care System is opening a new mental health clinic at the Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin Outpatient Clinic at the Army Reserve Building, in American Samoa. The expanded...

Manuel Quezon and the Push for Philippine Independence in the Early 20th Century

Credentials for Benito Legarda and Pablo Ocampo, the first Resident Commissioners of the Philippines, 1907. / Courtesy U.S. National Archives, Public Domain Quezon was instrumental in lobbying the U.S. Government to grant the islands a greater...

American Samoa VA Clinic expanding services

VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) announces the opening of a new mental health clinic, added specialty care services, and laboratory expansion at the American Samoa Faleomavaega Eni Fa’aua’a Hunkin Community Based Outpatient Clinic...

Driver turns himself in after he allegedly hit a pedestrian and kept going

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 19, 2025, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call regarding a hit and run incident in Nuuuli. The suspect did turn himself in at a later time and was charged with: Count 1: Failure to Render Aid, a...

Lt. Governor, Pulumataala Ae Ae Jr. releases statement from Queens Hospital

Honolulu - HAWAII Lt. Governor, Pulumataala Ae Ae Jr is currently in Queens Hospital, in Hawai’i, recovering from what he says may have been overexertion on his part, as he travelled across “various time zones, high elevations, and changing...

Strengthening Oversight: Addressing ambiguities in American Samoa’s confirmation process

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Legislature (Fono) reconvened on January 27, 2025, with its primary focus being to confirm Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula’s nominees for key government positions. The process of legislative...

American Samoa's island-wide desexing effort to control animal population

cat and dog look on a white background Photo: 123RF A spray and neuter village outreach clinic in American Samoa successfully performed almost 700 surgeries in 24 days to control the island's animal population. According to the American Samoan...

Mother reports older son allegedly assaulted her 12 year old

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 30, 2025, a concerned mother contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) and reported that her older son allegedly assaulted her 12-year-old son. The mother claimed she was concerned for the safety of her other...

2023 & 2024 Statical Yearbook now available to the public

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Commerce, through the Statistics and Analysis Division, has released the combined Statistical Yearbook for 2023 and 2024. This edition marks the fortieth release of the yearbook, which presents...

The 2025 Healthcare Workforce Management Report

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Amata introduces American Samoa Economic Development Credit bill

Aumua Amata WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Aumua Amata has introduced a renewal of the American Samoa Economic Development Credit, a tax extender long known as 30A based on the section...