Mr Yousaf was facing two motions of no confidence and the likelihood of being forced from office if he chose to stay.
Kate Forbes is a favourite to succeed him after Douglas Ross demanded he step down.
A space industry convention for young people should be funded by the UK government and held in the far north, Jamie Stone said.
A fuel poverty scheme introduced nine years ago has helped just over two per cent of households across the Highlands, according to MP Jamie Stone.
A Wick youngster who has previously been the chair of the Highland Youth Parliament has been elected to represent the far north again.
The Conservative and Labour leaders are spearheading efforts to topple the First Minister who vowed to ‘fight on’.
Jamie Stone is urging the UK government to step up its efforts over internet fraud by putting more pressure on social media companies.
Local MSPs are mostly welcoming Humza Yousaf’s decision to ditch the SNP-Green Scottish Government partnership as a positive for the Highlands.
Pressure was mounting on the First Minister to ditch his coalition partners from backbench MSPs like Fergus Ewing and Kate Forbes.
Holyrood Notebook by Edward Mountain