GOP names Northern Islands mayor, Precinct 5 bets

Francisco Jerome K. Aldan is the Republican Party’s candidate for Northern Islands mayor, while the party also named last night Francisco Aguon as the second candidate for a House seat representing Precinct 5. Aldan is program manager for the Northern Islands Mayor’s Office and...
Posted On Jul 25 2014 04:00
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Maybe this is why the government is so messed up

It looks like political incest. In the past 36 years, the CNMI House of Representatives has had only nine family-named representatives for 127 House years. That means 41 percent of all House members are from just nine families and they served an average of 14 years each. The...
Posted On Jul 24 2014 04:00
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Swift Senate action on House budget bill eyed

Senate President Ralph Torres (R-Saipan) said yesterday that the Senate will act immediately on the $134.33 million budget bill that the House passed on Tuesday, with barely two months to go before the fiscal year 2015 budget deadline. “I’d like to see members move this bill...
Posted On Jul 24 2014 04:00
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House passes $134M budget bill for 2015

By a vote of 17-0, the House of Representatives passed Tuesday afternoon the $134 million budget for fiscal year 2015, with three floor amendments. The bill now goes to the Senate, less than two months before the budget deadline. The session is still ongoing. Full story on Wednesday.
Posted On Jul 22 2014 16:20
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