Ever heard of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands? U.S. Marines and Sailors supporting 3d Marine Division as part of the unit deployment program took part in a multinational exercise in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, March 17, 2017. Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Royal Marines French Royal Navy | III MEF Marines

Thursday was Day 1 of the Mariana Islands Legislature Association’s Second General Assembly. Guam and CNMI senators gathered under one roof today to discuss important issues in the region, such as renewing efforts to open our skies to foreign airlines. | KUAM News

Over in the NMI, the first ever impeachment hearing proceeding in the Senate will take place at 10am Tuesday. Tuesday isn’t the official start of the Senate impeachment trial, but it could very well end it before it begins. The CNMI Senate scheduled a hearing for the the motion to dismiss the articles of impeachment against Governor Ralph Torres Tuesday at 10am. It comes nearly four months after the 14 out of 20 lawmakers in the House of Representatives impeached him, | KUAM News

Flores: FY2026 budget must be rooted in accountability, unity SAIPAN - As the CNMI Legislature works through the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, Rep. Marissa Renee Flores said accountability will be the foundation of the government’s financial plan. “Every public dollar must be protected, every agency must comply with the law, and any misuse of funds will be met with action,” Flores said in a statement this week. “Our people work too hard to see their money wasted, and oversight is not optional—it is o

The Commonwealth Election Commission is asking for the Legislature’s help in introducing and passing an election reform bill that would usher the CNMI into the digital age of voting. CEC board member Florence Sablan made the request during the Senate Committee on Executive Appointments and Government Investigations hearing last Nov. 21 on Capitol Hill, after several lawmakers questioned the commission about the status of its election reform recommendations. The CNMI’s current election law is gov