Seven of the Commonwealth’s nine senators participated in the votes Wednesday that failed to yield the six votes necessary to remove Gov. Ralph Torres from office for crimes against the…
The CNMI Senate has acquitted Gov. Ralph Torres of all six articles of impeachment. Mr. Torres will remain in office at least for the remainder of his term. “With Gov.…
At 1:30 p.m., seven of the Commonwealth’s nine senators will convene to vote on six questions no senator before them has ever faced: Should Gov. Ralph Torres be removed from…
The kangaroo court continues the so-called impeachment trial of Gov. Ralph Torres without a quorum or a prosecutor. Day two of the trial began with only four of the CNMI…
Rep. Corina Magofna released a stamp-received document showing she, indeed, filed the CNMI House of Representatives’s notice to appear in the trial of Ralph Torres. Senate president Jude Hofschneider repeatedly…
Legislative sources in the Commonwealth say the Senate may begin the impeachment trial of Gov. Ralph Torres the day after Easter Sunday. According to a memorandum dated April 13, Senate…
CNMI House Vice Speaker Blas Jonathan Attao, in a letter today to Senate president Jude Hofschneider: Echoed Speaker Edmund Villagomez’s letter last week to Hofschneider that the Senate’s impeachment rules…
Leaked documents show the CNMI Senate republican leadership conspired with Gov. Ralph Torres to doctor impeachment rules favorable to the governor. And Sen. Paul Manglona wants the conspirators investigated and…
A majority of the members of the Commonwealth Legislature are calling out Senate President Jude Hofschneider for wielding his power in the Senate to block a proposal to grant bonuses…
Read this story and others in this week’s edition of Spotlight, by clicking here for the PDF. There are a few ways CNMI senators aligned with…
