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Federal surveys reinforce status of imperiled coral, sea life in lagoon

The Bureau of Environmental Quality on Friday concurred with recent survey observations from federal biologists revealing wide spread coral death in the Saipan lagoon and ongoing coral bleaching. The local environmental agency points to warming sea surface temperatures as the...
Posted On Aug 22 2016
, By Dennis B. Chan

Hocog vetoes bill to prohibit leases for live-fire training

Acting governor Victor B. Hocog on Friday vetoed a bill that would have prohibited the Department of Public Lands from entering into a lease for any military live fire or bombing activity. The acting governor, in his Aug. 20 veto message, said the bill “contains a major...
Posted On Aug 22 2016
, By Dennis B. Chan

House pushes forward with $32M from casino BGRT

House of Representatives fiscal chair Rep. Antonio Sablan (Ind-Saipan) has readied a bill appropriating $32 million from Saipan casino gross revenue tax funds for priority agencies and government obligations. The proposed appropriations, in House Bill 19-194, come in line with...
Posted On Aug 19 2016
, By Dennis B. Chan

$15M found for retirees’ shortfall in 2018 from casino BGRT

The House Ways and Means committee is recommending passage of a bill that would set aside $15 million from the Saipan casino’s gross revenue tax funds to make up for a shortfall in retirees’ pensions in 2018. House Bill 19-131, authored by Rep. Felicidad Ogumoro (R-Saipan),...
Posted On Aug 19 2016
, By Dennis B. Chan
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