Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) believes her legislation that would extend the sunset provision of the CNMI-Only Transitional Worker Program would pass the U.S. Senate unanimously. Murkowski, who was concluding her one-day visit to Tinian and Saipan yesterday, said in a brief press...

A congressional delegation led by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is scheduled to arrive today on Saipan in response to an invitation by Gov. Ralph DLG Torres to visit the CNMI and look at how the CNMI is transitioning to a U.S. workforce. Murkowski, who also chairs the U.S....

The Department of Lands and Natural Resources is now authorized to impose and collect management fees and regulate activities in conservation areas. Gov. Ralph DLG Torres signed Rep. Alice Igitol’s (R-Saipan) House Bill 20-69 last week. The new law authorizes the DLNR, through...

If you take a quick drive around the island of Tinian, you would see a number of ongoing construction sites and facilities sporting new renovations. These projects are results of concerted government efforts to improve the island’s public facilities. However, none would have been...