As of Friday last week, the Legislature, especially the House of Representatives, which holds the purse strings of the CNMI government, is unable to see a true picture of the American Rescue Plan Act funding balance of the CNMI government, according to Dave Demapan, who is the fiscal analyst at the Legislative Bureau.
THE claim of Finance Secretary Tracy B. Norita that the $93 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds was a budget item and not cash is misleading, according to Senate
In clarifying why she voted “no” to a motion to override Gov. Arnold I. Palacios’ veto on Sections 604 and 713 of the budget law during a special session Friday, Sen. Celina R. Babauta (D-Saipan) said yesterday that her allegiance is to the people of the CNMI and not to Palacios.
VOTING to override Gov. Arnold I. Palacios veto of two line items in the revised fiscal year 2023 budget would have been an exercise in futility, Sen. Celina R. Babauta