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Alaska ranks 37th in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official websiteDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official website Alaska ranked 37th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 738 loans issued, according...

Nebraska ranks 39th in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official websiteDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official website Nebraska ranked 39th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 977 loans issued,...

Amended police brutality lawsuit names more officers
A federal lawsuit alleging police brutality has been amended and names more Guam Police Department officers. The lawsuit filed by Jose A.D. Develles in the District Court of Guam alleges several police officers assaulted him during a vehicle stop...

Louisiana ranks 33rd in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | BallotpediaDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Ballotpedia Louisiana ranked 33rd in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 1,662 loans issued, according to...

Idaho ranks 31st in total VA home loans during Q1
Kimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.govKimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.gov Idaho ranked 31st in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 1,158 loans issued, according to...

Connecticut ranks 40th in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | BallotpediaDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Ballotpedia Connecticut ranked 40th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 733 loans issued, according to...

Garcia named new GEDA CEO, touts millions in available JV funding
Longtime Guam Economic Development Authority Public Finance Manager Christina “Tina” D. Garcia was appointed as GEDA's next Chief Executive Officer/Administrator. In an announcement Monday, Acting Gov. Joshua Tenorio said, “Tina brings years of...

Missouri ranks 16th in total VA home loans during Q1
Missouri ranked 16th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 3,306 loans issued, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index. The VA assists service members, veterans and eligible surviving spouses to achieve...

North Dakota ranks 49th in total VA home loans during Q1
North Dakota ranked 49th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 371 loans issued, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index. The VA assists service members, veterans and eligible surviving spouses to achieve...

Oklahoma ranks 21st in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official websiteDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official website Oklahoma ranked 21st in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 2,518 loans issued,...

Pennsylvania ranks 18th in total VA home loans during Q1
Pennsylvania ranked 18th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 3,111 loans issued, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index. The VA assists service members, veterans and eligible surviving spouses to achieve...

Georgia ranks 6th in total VA home loans during Q1
Georgia ranked sixth in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 7,419 loans issued, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index. The VA assists service members, veterans and eligible surviving spouses to achieve...

Rhode Island ranks 48th in total VA home loans during Q1
Kimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.govKimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.gov Rhode Island ranked 48th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 264 loans issued,...

Report: Retirement Fund lost $309K to hacker
The Government of Guam Retirement Fund lost some $309,000 to a hacker who was able to gain access to its login information from a Fund staff responding to a “phishing” email in fiscal 2024, according to a report released by the Office of Public...

Wyoming ranks 46th in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official websiteDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official website Wyoming ranked 46th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 455 loans issued,...

US Missile Defense Agency Awards Lockheed Martin $3 Billion Aegis BMD Contract
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (LM RMS) a sole-source 10-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract valued at approximately $ 3 billion to continue serving as the Combat...

New Jersey ranks 24th in total VA home loans during Q1
Kimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.govKimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.gov New Jersey ranked 24th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 1,426 loans issued,...

Arizona ranks 9th in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | BallotpediaDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Ballotpedia Arizona ranked ninth in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 4,788 loans issued, according to...

Indiana ranks 19th in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | BallotpediaDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Ballotpedia Indiana ranked 19th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 2,913 loans issued, according to the...

Maria Ayuyu receives accounting degree from Bentley University
JOSE and Marcia Ayuyu proudly announce the graduation of their youngest daughter, Maria Pilar Kanako Erra Ayuyu. Maria received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting from Bentley University on May 17, 2025. The private university, located in...