The House of Representatives Commerce and Tourism Committee supports a Senate bill that seeks to expand the Marianas Visitors Authority’s duties in order for MVA to qualify for available grants
The Senate Fiscal Affairs Committee will hold off acting on the House of Representatives’ budget bill for fiscal year 2024 until the bicameral conference committee reaches a mutually agreed figure
The Senate confirmed Friday the appointment of former governor Juan N. Babauta to serve as a member of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.’s board of trustees, representing Saipan and Northern Islands.
Finance Secretary Tracy B. Norita described yesterday as “unfortunate” Senate President Edith E. DeLeon Guerrero (D-Saipan) statements about approximately $93 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding, saying the senator’s “irresponsible” public statements are “dangerously misleading, inaccurate, and lacking in context.”
Senate President Edith E. DeLeon Guerrero (D-Saipan) said Friday that the Palacios-Apatang administration preaches the words of transparency and accountability, yet 500 employees whose posts were funded by the American Rescue Plan Act by the previous administration have lost their jobs despite evidence showing a positive number that there is still ARPA money.