Northern Marianas

The Election Commission in the Northern Marianas has mailed more than 2,100 absentee ballots to off-island voters.

The governor of the Northern Marianas has reiterated that marijuana use is still illegal in the territory until a new regulatory body is formed.

A Republican Party lawmaker in the Northern Marianas opposed to the legalization of marijuana has now has endorsed the opposition's bid for governor in the 2018 general elections.

The Northern Marianas has matched the federal minimum wage level of $US7.25 an hour, more than a decade after it was put on notice.

The American Government has approved a Northern Marianas request for a major disaster declaration.

The Northern Marianas has averted a government shutdown with Governor Ralph Torres signing a $US258-million budget, the largest budget in the territory's history.

Officials in the Northern Marianas will release five of the world's most critically endangered crow today.

Three hundred and forty families on the Northern Marianas island of Rota had their homes damaged during Typhoon Mangkhut earlier this month, according to the local Red Cross.

Executives at the only hospital in the Northern Marianas say they are not looking forward to becoming a dispensary for Marijuana.

The Northern Marianas is asking US president Donald Trump to declare a major disaster in the territory.

The Northern Marianas has become the first US territory to legalise the use of cannabis.

The local chapter of the Red Cross has erected tents on the Northern Marianas island of Rota for residents who were displaced by last week's Typhoon Mangkhut.

A week after Typhoon Mangkhut blacked out Rota, the southernmost island in the Northern Marianas is close to having power fully restored.

The US Congressman for the Northern Marianas says new legislation passed by Washington could double the territory's funding for water projects.

The Northern Mariana Islands Red Cross says several homes in Rota have been badly damaged, as it assesses the fallout from Typhoon Mangkhut.

Northern Marianas residents have appealed a court ruling regarding the US Navy's relocation plans in the region.

The Northern Marianas island of Rota is reportedly in a shambles in the wake of Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest storm to hit the island since 2002.

The Northern Marianas has recorded 18 incidents of cancer among children 17 years old or younger during the last five years.

The US president has approved the Northern Marianas governor's request for an emergency declaration following the impact of Typhoon Mangkhut.