Torres left governor’s office $1.4M in deficit in first quarter alone; Senators and House Speaker pledge support to stem fiscal crisis Former Rep. Tina Sablan is working as the governor’s…
By Celina Roberto Babauta What we have seen and heard since last Friday and this morning from Mr. William Castro, Chief of Staff to Governor Torres is merely scratching the…
Did the Torres administration use federal funds to buy votes? And were bankers complicit in the alleged conspiracy? These are questions the CNMI House of Representatives have for seven government…
The following is a news release from the CNMI House of Representatives: Northern Marianas College and the Commonwealth Health Care Corporation are set to receive $2 million. House Local Bill…
Congresswoman Celina Roberto Babauta of the CNMI House of Representatives is calling for the CNMI Bar Association to suspend the governor’s attorney’s license to practice law. In a letter today…
The congresswoman, who led the impeachment of Gov. Ralph Torres, told senators “The fix is in,” as she lamented draft impeachment trial rules “stacked” in the governor’s favor. Rep. Celina…
A bipartisan majority of the members of the Commonwealth House of Representatives have introduced articles of impeachment against Gov. Ralph Torres. If impeached by a two-thirds vote of the House,…
Rep. Celina Roberto Babauta, chairwoman of the House Judiciary and Governmental Operations Committee investigating Gov. Ralph Torres for corruption, wrote an eight-page letter to Mr. Torres’s legal counsel today. Here…
The CNMI House of Representatives called the governor’s bluff. Gov. Ralph Torres, who quipped “I have nothing to hide,” as he baited legislators to ask him about allegations of corruption…
Rep. Celina Roberto Babauta has threatened to sue the Secretary of Finance, David Atalig, Jr., after an administration-orchestrated attempt using false information was made to discredit the anti-corruption leader in…
