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Lawmakers’ salary to drop to $8K a year if…

An advisory commission that would review the compensation of all elected officials must first agree on a salary that’s based on an existing consumer price index. Otherwise the annual wages of the incoming members of the 21st Legislature would revert back to $8,000 per annum....
Posted On Sep 27 2018 06:06
, By Jon Perez

High court: Legislative pay raises are unlawful

On Aug. 30, 2018, the CNMI Supreme Court issued its opinion in Manibusan v. Larson, answering two certified questions submitted for review by Attorney General Edward Manibusan and Finance Secretary Larissa Larson. The parties submitted the petition for certified question after...
Posted On Sep 05 2018 06:00
, By Press Release

High court: Salary hike unconstitutional

The CNMI Supreme Court ruled today, Aug. 30, 2018, that the 80-percent salary increase for executive, legislative, and judicial officers enacted through Public Law 19-83 is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court reviewed section 10 of the CNMI Constitution that determines the...
Posted On Aug 31 2018 09:10
, By Kimberly Bautista Esmores

‘Pay hike violates Constitution’

The CNMI Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the 80-percent pay hike enacted through Public Law 19-83 violates the CNMI Constitution by failing to provide the requirements needed to enact a legislative pay hike. After reviewing the petitions of both parties involved in the...
Posted On Aug 31 2018 06:06
, By Kimberly Bautista Esmores
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