The Advisory Commission that would study and make the recommendation on salary increases for elected officials will have at least three months to study and present a recommendation as stated on Public Law 20-71, which was signed into law by Gov. Ralph DLG Torres last week....

Two ranking members of the local House of Representatives welcomed the idea of the CNMI being able to take advantage of the growing popularity of third-party payment tools, especially for the Chinese tourist market. Reps. Ivan A. Blanco (R-Saipan) and Joseph P. Deleon Guerrero...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP) has reached an agreement with Massachusetts Rep. James McGovern to work together on legislation to bring the Marianas into the national food stamp program. McGovern is the top Democrat on the House Nutrition...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP) has blocked a Trump administration move to charge a new fee for Commonwealth-Only Transitional Worker permits. Working behind the scenes over the last several weeks, as the House and Senate negotiated the fiscal year...