Rep. Angel A. Demapan (R-Saipan), who chairs the House Committee on Ways and Means, said yesterday that the committee has “taken note” of the amount owed the Public School System and assured that it would be appropriated once “critical appropriations” are addressed. Demapan said...

Both the House of Representatives and the Senate accepted over the weekend the final version of the $145-million fiscal year 2018 budget, about two weeks before the end of fiscal year 2017. With the House unanimously accepting the bicameral conference committee version and the...

The House of Representatives unanimously passed the $145-million fiscal year 2018 budget, House Bill 20-105 HD2, SD3, CCS1, during today’s emergency session.   The budget bill now heads to the Senate, which will hold an emergency session tomorrow to act on it. Instead...

The House of Representatives has accepted a Senate substitute to a bill that initially sought to establish a separate account for casino-generated gross revenue tax for separate appropriations, to include retirees and educational facilities, among many others. House Bill 20-99...