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Governor warns delay threatens retiree healthcare as administration races to secure FY2026 funding by Dec. 15 Governor David M. Apatang is urging the Legislature to convene an emergency session no later than Dec. 15, 2025, to pass a revised fiscal year 2026 budget, following his successful executio…

Governor David M. Apatang and Lieutenant Governor Dennis C. Mendiola express their deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Senior U.S. District Court Judge Alex R. Munson, whose passing marks the close of an extraordinary chapter in the legal history of the Commonwealth of the…

Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona of the District Court for the NMI has taken under advisement a renewed motion for compassionate release filed by Chang Ru Meng Backman, who is serving a 19-year federal sentence for sex trafficking. Backman, 53, is incarcerated at FCI Waseca in Minnesota and is schedu…

Executive Order 24-2, which disbanded the Commonwealth Casino Commission earlier this year, will have to be rescinded if the Legislature passes the administration-sponsored bill proposing to amend the casino law to allow multiple licenses, Office of the Governor senior policy advisor Claudio Norita…

Governor David M. Apatang on Wednesday approved four local appropriation measures for Saipan. Co-authored by Rep. Angelo A. Camacho and Rep. Thomas John Manglona, House Local Bill 24-28 is now Saipan Local Law 24-12. It appropriates $221,649 from the developer infrastructure tax for the constructio…

Majuro — The Trump administration’s aggressive action on deportations has resulted in over 40 Marshallese being deported from the Northwest Arkansas area in 2025, a significant escalation compared to previous years, according to local residents. Many of the Marshallese families that have seen the f…

(MVA) – Students took the slogan “Tourism is Everybody’s Business” to heart last weekend, buoyed by tourism educational presentations by the Marianas Tourism Education Council (MTEC) and the Marianas Visitors Authority. School MYWAVE (Marianas Youth Welcome All Visitors Enthusiastically) Club…

The University of Guam Faculty Senate is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Palulap Medallion Award, one of the institution’s highest honors recognizing members of the Guam community who uphold and champion academic freedom, institutional integrity, individual and institutional autonomy, and sh…