The CNMI House of Representatives passed yesterday a new measure to set the salary level of members of the Legislature. This was the second time that the House acted on such a measure after then acting governor Victor B. Hocog vetoed last week a similar bill that had been passed...

Dear taxpayer: I write this to bring to your attention a special interest bill that recently passed the Senate, a bill that hasn’t received any media coverage since its passage last Thursday. As a representative, it is my duty to inform you why House Bill 20-36 needs to be vetoed...

The CNMI government will now be required to submit an annual “citizen-centric report” of its activities to its constituents. The law that now requires this, Public Law 20-83, was enacted last week after Gov. Ralph DLG Torres signed House Bill 20-155 House Draft 1 into law. House...

The House of Representatives approved Sunday a bill that establishes the salaries of members of the Legislature at $39,300—the same level where it is now. In the resumption of its emergency session last Sunday, all 11 House members present voted to pass House Bill 20-194. The...