The Torres administration announced Thursday last week that it will cut the fiscal year 2019 budget further by $17.9 million. The Department of Finance recommended the amount “to ensure the fiscal viability of the Commonwealth for the long term,” according to an administration...

House Speaker Blas Jonathan T. Attao (R-Saipan) said each member of the Legislature are allocated $90,000 every fiscal year, which gives them a monthly budget of $7,500. Sadly, that $7,500 monthly allocation—that they use to pay for their personnel and staff and dai...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received a sufficient number of petitions projected as needed to reach the congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap for fiscal year 2020. USCIS will next determine if we have received a sufficient number of petitions to...

A total of 200 cases of alleged child abuse and neglect were reported to the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs’ Division of Youth Services in fiscal year 2018 alone. This sobering number was highlighted in yesterday’s proclamation signing at the Chacha Oceanview Middle...