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Separate account for casino earnings pushed

The Senate has offered its own version of a House bill that intends to open a separate account for casino gross revenue tax that would set it apart from the general fund. Rep. Angel Demapan (R-Saipan)’s House Bill 20-99 passed the House in late July 2017. The Senate is currently...
Posted On Aug 28 2017 06:06
, By Erwin Encinares

Senate reluctantly OKs land compensation bill

Despite the strong reluctance of Tinian and Rota senators, the bill that would pay off the CNMI government’s largest and oldest land compensation obligations on Saipan passed the Senate yesterday. House Bill 20-103, which appropriates $20.7 million to address the multiple land...
Posted On Aug 04 2017 06:06
, By Erwin Encinares

Torres backs reciprocity with Guam on driver’s licenses

Gov. Ralph DLG Torres supports a Guam bill that would allow CNMI residents to drive in Guam using a CNMI driver’s license and vice versa for Guam residents driving in the Commonwealth. In a letter to Guam Speaker Benjamin J. F. Cruz, Torres expressed his support for Guam Bill...
Posted On Aug 03 2017 06:06
, By Erwin Encinares

House OK’s ban on plastic bags

A bill that seeks to fine stores for using plastic bags passed the House of Representatives unanimously last Friday. House Bill 20-11 is now headed to the Senate for action. Authored by Rep. Vinson F. Sablan (Ind-Saipan), HB 20-11 would, a year after being signed into law, impose...
Posted On Aug 01 2017 06:06
, By Erwin Encinares
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