The House of Representatives ultimately passed a joint resolution last Friday afternoon that basically says the CNMI Legislature is open to limiting birthright citizenships in the Commonwealth. House Joint Resolution 21-4 House Draft 2, as passed by the House, seeks to limit...

Since it addresses a constitutional issue, the bill that would authorize the Torres administration to secure a $15-million from the Marianas Public Land Trust would require 15 “yes” House votes, according to House Ways and Means Committee chair Rep. Ivan A. Blanco (R-Saipan) He...

The House of Representatives passed a $233.2-million spending measure for fiscal year 2020 in yesterday’s session on Capital Hill but thumbed down two amendments that could have given CNMI education additional funding. After almost three hours, the House voted, 17-2, to pass the...

The House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee has adopted key provisions of the CNMI budget bill that are primarily intended to benefit education and health in the Commonwealth, including taking a look at possibly implementing a universal health care system here....