The House of Representatives unanimously voted yesterday to recall the retroactive payment bill that would have addressed the wages of government employees whose wages were stuck at Step 12. This came about after Gov. Ralph DLG Torres said in a statement last week that there were...

An appropriation bill that would allocate funds to pay what the CNMI government owes the Settlement Fund passed the Senate with amendments last week, sending the measure back to the House. House Bill 20-116 SD2 was sent back to the House since a previous bill with the similar...

The House of Representatives passed legislation yesterday to address the remaining balances owed to retirees for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. It passed the measure after receiving word from the Governor’s Office that there is $8.6 million in supplemental funding. Rep. Angel A....

After much debate and discussions, the Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation voted yesterday not to pass a bill that would have given poker arcades more time to operate in non-conforming areas. That means that, as per the requirement of the law, poker arcades must...