For the first time in CNMI political history, a staggering number of candidates—39 so far, including former governor Juan N. Babauta and former Public School System commissioner Dr. Rita A. Sablan—are running as independent candidates in this Nov. 6 election. The number, however,...

A House of Representatives lawmaker clashed yesterday with the chamber’s legal counsel on whether revenue generation includes penalties provided in the cannabis bill. Led by Rep. Ivan A. Blanco (R-Saipan), the House Judiciary and Governmental Operations Committee discussed...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo recently announced that the U.S. Senate has passed their National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, by a vote of 85 to 10. The Senate version authorizes $716 billion in national defense spending for the coming...

The author of a Senate bill that seeks to legalize marijuana use in the CNMI urges the House of Representatives to review and amend it accordingly after the lower chamber recently questioned the measure’s revenue-generating provisions. Sen. Sixto K. Igisomar (R-Saipan), author of...