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House budget proposal: $145.2M

After weeks of back-and-forth, the House Ways and Means Committee finally came up with a $145.2-million budget bill for fiscal year 2018 that must be enacted before Sept. 30, 2017, to avert a CNMI government shutdown. The bill is set to be introduced to the House of...
Posted On Jul 28 2017 06:06
, By Erwin Encinares

Bill taxing betel nut awaits Senate action

A bill that would tax importing betel nut passed the House of Representatives last Thursday and is now awaiting Senate action. House Bill 20-02 HD1, authored by Rep. Blas Jonathan “BJ” Attao (Ind-Saipan), seeks to increase the amount of tax imposed on the importation of areca...
Posted On Jul 10 2017 06:06
, By Erwin Encinares

Attao: It’s not just an added expense

The author of a bill that would require employers to obtain a Department of Labor ID for foreign workers belied claims that it would just be an additional expense for employers. Rather, it will provide controlled CW-1 slot assignments in the future, said Rep. Blas Jonathan “BJ”...
Posted On Jul 10 2017 06:06
, By Contributing Author

Bill to clip AG’s power passes House

After much heated discussion yesterday, a bill described by opposing lawmakers as one that clips the powers of the attorney general passed the House of Representatives. Introduced by Rep. Ivan A. Blanco (R-Saipan), House Bill 20-43 strips away the attorney general’s authority to...
Posted On Jul 07 2017 06:06
, By Erwin Encinares
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