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SENATE Vice President Corina L. Magofna on Friday asked Department of Public Works Secretary Ray N. Yumul to install solar-powered warning signs in school zones.

THE Senate Executive Appointments and Government Investigations Committee will hold public hearings in Rota, Tinian, and Saipan on the governor’s nominees for Superior Court judge, presiding judge, and Supreme Court justice.

THE House Ways and Means Committee last week adopted two measures proposing to appropriate $300,000 in Commonwealth Economic Development Authority dividends collected from the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation to fund projects in the First and Second Senatorial Districts.

FORMER Police Officer Earl Borja pleaded not guilty to charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, and misconduct in public office during a March 11 arraignment.

The new law updates the definition of a veteran to mean “a person who served on active duty or in a reserve component of any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and who has been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.”

(Press Release) — The Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has affirmed a Superior Court’s decision upholding the Commonwealth Zoning Board’s approval of a conditional use permit for Atkins Kroll Saipan, Inc. to construct and operate a car dealership and vehicle repair …

(Press Release) — On March 11, 2026, members of the CNMI America250 Commission met with the Judiciary leadership at the Guma’ Hustisia to discuss the commission’s upcoming podcast project commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Covenant.

(Commonwealth Utilities Corporation) — There will be a scheduled water service interruption on Thursday, March 19, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Adm. Samuel J. Paparo supports CNMI leaders’ request for an executive-level dialogue with the Trump administration on urgent economic issues facing the Commonwealth amid the ongoing military buildup and geopolitical tensions in the region.

THIRTY‑FOUR U.S. House Republicans are urging the secretaries of Homeland Security, State, and the Interior to shut down federal entry programs that allow Chinese nationals to visit the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands without visas, arguing that the programs have fueled large‑scale bir…