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House passes bill to fund retirees' bonuses | News

THE House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously passed House Bill 22-91 that would fund the $1.3 million bonus for CNMI government retirees.

MPLT says Senate legislative initiative 'unsupported by facts'

UNSUPPORTED by facts and history. This is how the Marianas Public Land Trust described Senate Legislative Initiative 22-5, which proposes to give the governor and the Legislature oversight and appropriation powers over MPLT. Authored by Senate Vice President Justo Quitugua, S.L.I. 22-5 would “require MPLT and its board of trustees to exercise transparency and accountability as a Commonwealth government entity, to provide for reasonable expenses of administration by law, and to require the annual operating budget of the trust to be approved and appropriated by the Legislature.” S.L.I. 22-5 states that “the governor and the Legislature must have oversight powers over MPLT in order to ensure that the trustees actions are made consistent with their fiduciary duties and in the best interest of the Commonwealth and the people.”

House minority bloc: Governor took 102 trips in 5 years