The Senate confirmed three of board nominees in their session yesterday on Capital Hill. Those confirmed were Irene N. Holl and Richard P. Kautz Jr., a re-appointee, of the Northern Marianas Technical Institute board of trustees, and Corrine H. Santos as Tinian representative on...

The Senate passed House Concurrent Resolution 21-1, Senate Draft 1 yesterday with amendments that slightly increased the total budgetary resources for appropriation to benefit the Commonwealth’s educational sector. The total local revenue and resources available for appropriation...

Citing the bill’s extreme urgency, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres has asked U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to help shepherd a CNMI-specific bill through the U.S. Senate. “I write to request your assistance and support of the recently passed bill, the Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term...

A bill that would give several officials full re-programming authority is now headed to the Governor’s Office after the Senate, in yesterday’s special session at the Senate chamber on Capital Hill, passed the measure with a 7-1 vote. House Bill 21-56, House Substitute 1, which is...