A House of Representatives lawmaker clashed yesterday with the chamber’s legal counsel on whether revenue generation includes penalties provided in the cannabis bill. Led by Rep. Ivan A. Blanco (R-Saipan), the House Judiciary and Governmental Operations Committee discussed...

The House of Representatives would rather have the Department of Public Lands negotiate public land leases. In their session on Tinian last Tuesday, the House backed House Speaker Rafael Demapan’s (R-Saipan) House Bill 20-139, which grants the DPL secretary the authority to...

The recent headline of another drowning gave rise to this letter and what I’m sure is the concern of many over the phenomenon of tourists dying, with no end in sight. It is understandable that tourists will eventually get hurt or even drown but it is the frequency of these deaths...

The U.S. District Court for the NMI will remain open and can continue operations for approximately three weeks despite the federal government shutdown, which started midnight of Jan. 20. According to an announcement posted in the U.S. District Court’s website, the federal...