A non-profit group launched yesterday a signature drive to place on the ballot a question on Article 12, the NMI Constitution’s provision allowing only persons of Northern Marianas descent to own land in the CNMI. Signing the petition between now and early June does not mean...

Gov. Eloy S. Inos sent to the Legislature his proposed fiscal year 2015 budget of more than $134.33 million—the highest in five years—at around 8:30pm on Tuesday, less than four hours before the deadline. Despite a $10.9 million increase from the 2014 budget, the new spending...

The Commonwealth Public Utilities Commission calendared for next month’s public hearing its decision on the standby charge being proposed by the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. for large commercial customers that primarily use their own generators for their daily operations. In a...

Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino’s new owner, Hong Kong-based Mega Stars Overseas Ltd., confirmed Tinian Mayor Ramon Dela Cruz’s fear that it may stop additional planned investments in the CNMI over the newly enacted law allowing casino gaming on Saipan and its subsequent...