WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2018 cap on April 3, 2017. All cap-subject H-1B petitions filed before April 3, 2017, for the FY 2018 cap will be rejected.   The H-1B program allows...

Rep. Edwin K. Propst (Ind-Saipan) questions why no gaming revenue tax is being collected from the operations of casino operator Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC on Saipan. Propst said there’s no section in Public Law 18-38, which allowed a casino to operate in the CNMI,...

Two inspiring women from the CNMI are also R.I.S.E. Women in History honorees this year: Margarita Torres-Aldan for healthcare and the late Escolastica Cabrera for business. R.I.S.E. stands for “Respected, Inspired, Strengthened, and Empowered.” Imperial Pacific...

This week, the Office of the Attorney General’s “Consumer Caution Corner” focuses on educating consumers about debt collection and their associated rights. If you are behind in paying your bills, or a creditor’s records mistakenly make it appear that you are, a debt collector may...