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Medicaid is a critical issue for the CNMI, and I will continue pushing for improvements that better serve our people. So for us to continue that conversation, it’s important you have some background on how the program works in the territories. Medicaid is a federal program that helps cover medical costs for low-income individuals—but unlike the states, where federal support is open-ended, territories like the CNMI operate under an annual funding cap. The federal government currently covers 83% of Medicaid costs, with the CNMI government responsible for the remaining 17%.
This week, former Governor Juan N.
I presented Speaker Mike Johnson with a traditional Chamorro necklace, or "Sinahi," when I met with him this week.
U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds urged National Endowment for the Humanities Acting Chairman Michael McDonald to reconsider the decision to end funding for the CNMI.
In her letter on Monday, King-Hinds expressed deep concern over the April 2, 2025 notice received by the Northern Marianas Humanities Council, which terminated three critical grants and jeopardized the continuation of programs and services that have long supported the CNMI.
She asked McDonald for an explanation and urged the Trump administration to reconsider the cuts.
THE CNMI has until Dec. 31, 2026 to spend the state and local fiscal recovery funds that it received from the federal government under the American Rescue Plan Act, U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds said.
She was responding to the inquiry of Senate Vice President Karl King-Nabors, who requested a "most up-to-date information" on the CNMI's expenditures of the pandemic assistance funds.
King-Hinds said of the $481.8 million in ARPA funds that the CNMI received from the federal government, $443.7 million had been expended as of Sept. 30, 2024.
The House Committee on Small Business held a Full Committee Hearing on Wednesday to discuss the role and importance of private sector investment and public-private partnerships in funding small business growth. At the center of discussion was the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program – a key part of the SBA's efforts to support small businesses, offering them access to financing that they might not otherwise be able to obtain through traditional means.
This week, I wrote to Acting Director of the U.S.