Gov. Ralph DLG Torres signed into law yesterday legislation that amended the language in the Marianas Public Lands Trust fund loan to satisfy preferences recommended by the Office of the Attorney General. Torres enacted House Speaker Blas Jonathan “BJ” Attao’s (R-Saipan) House...

A House bill that amends the law that authorizes the CNMI government to secure a loan from the Marianas Public Land Trust—which had just been introduced at the House of Representatives last Friday—took just six days to zoom past the Senate yesterday afternoon. On a vote of 6-1,...

Public Lands Secretary Marianne Concepcion-Teregeyo announced Thursday the remittance of $567,508 to the Marianas Public Land Trust, representing money collected from current land leases. “The Department of Public Lands has strengthened its policies and enforcement for all public...

A bill that adjusts the language of a recently enacted law that allows the CNMI government to obtain a loan from the Marianas Public Land Trust Fund passed the House of Representatives last Friday with some opposition lawmakers questioning its constitutionality. House Speaker...