News Releases
Dec 20, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine is here
The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation received an initial 4,875 of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
Dec 20, 2020
Not yet on COVID relief
Talks continue, as we go to press, on an omnibus appropriation for the remainder of fiscal year 2021 and for additional economic relief as our nation struggles with the COVID pandemic.
Dec 20, 2020
NMC wins $10.7m EDA grant
Congratulations to Northern Marianas College on the award of $10,681,796 from the 2019 Disaster Supplemental Appropriation, US Public Law 116-20.
Dec 20, 2020
18,608 PUA/FPUC claims pending
18,608 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation applications remain unprocessed by the Commonwealth as of December 12, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL).
Dec 20, 2020
Larger grants for vets cemeteries
The Marpi cemetery and veterans cemeteries across America stand to receive more federal maintenance funds now that my Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act has been sent to the President for signature.
Dec 20, 2020
USCIS extends response times
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today it is extending the response time flexibilities for certain Requests for Evidence and Notices of Intent.
Dec 17, 2020
Kilili congratulates NMC on $10.7m EDA grant
Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan congratulated the Northern Marianas College administration today on the award of a grant of $10,681,796 from the 2019 Disaster Supplemental Appropriation, US Public Law 116-20.
Dec 14, 2020
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - December 11, 2020
Vaccine coming to Marianas • Prospects for COVID relief • PUA issues aired • Extend unemployment assistance • Trump blocks food for island kids • Brothers win App Challenge • Army Corps’ insular waiver increased • Defense Act with NMI bills ok’d • Vets cemetery grant boost moves • Work for veterans continues • Interns, welcome! • Kilili Time Capsule • Opportunities • Legislative highlights
Dec 14, 2020
Vaccine coming to Marianas
The Marianas is expected to receive an initial shipment of 5,850 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine within days, enough to cover a first-priority group of healthcare workers, first responders, and high-risk patients.
Dec 14, 2020
Prospects for COVID relief
Negotiations continue to add unemployment extension, more school funding, and other COVID relief measures to a final spending bill for this year.
