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Past political concessions wrangle efforts to ease pension shortfall

The House of Representatives majority bloc voted down a bill yesterday that would have dedicated the entire Saipan casino annual license fee to fund payments for CNMI retirees’ 25 percent pension payments. House leaders warned that passing the bill would renege on commitments...
Posted On Feb 18 2016 06:06
, By Dennis B. Chan

‘House inaction harms retirees’

CNMI retirees face an indefinite delay in their 25 percent pension payments that some lawmakers tie to a “shortfall” that the Saipan casino law guaranteed when it mandated a $15-million annual casino license fee, an amount that falls short of the estimated $17 million annually...
Posted On Feb 15 2016 06:06
, By Dennis B. Chan

Gov. Ralph DLG Torres yesterday downplayed any riff in Republican Party leadership over House Speaker Ralph Demapan’s (R-Saipan) assertion this week that Torres’ actions to line-item veto amendments to casino law last year were unconstitutional. Torres, arriving on island...
Posted On Feb 05 2016 06:06
, By Dennis B. Chan

Solid waste disposal is main concern of Beautify CNMI!

Proper disposal of solid waste on the island—especially those left by Typhoon Soudelor—became the center of discussion of the first meeting of reviving the people-centered group Beautify CNMI! The core group, which answered former representative Cinta Kaipat’s invitation to...
Posted On Feb 05 2016 06:00
, By Jon Perez
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