NMD comments sought in HLI public hearing

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources will be conducting a public hearing today, June 12, starting at 6pm at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe. This public hearing will particularly affect those of Northern Marianas descent. Rep. Alice S....
Posted On Jun 12 2018 06:00
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Of incompetence

How do you dispose of legislators who raised their salaries by 80 percent while completely ignoring the livelihood of 14,000-plus employees earning poverty income level and below? They also ignored 3,000 retirees with fixed income. Did you forget that salaries have remained the...
Posted On May 25 2018 06:06
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Constitutional amendment up for talks today

A proposed amendment to the CNMI Constitution is up for discussion on Tinian today. Rep. Alice Igitol’s (R-Saipan) House Legislative Initiative 20-01 seeks to use $1 million from accrued interest obtained through the Marianas Public Land Trust to pay for health insurance of...
Posted On May 22 2018 06:06
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How did we get here?

In 2008, the only labor problem facing the CNMI was too many workers and not enough jobs. Any big economic comeback was a pie-in-the-sky dream for us back then. But at least we knew that, if needed, we could make our own immigration decisions for ourselves: in a matter of weeks,...
Posted On May 18 2018 06:00
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