51ST STATE
WASHINGTON — The governors of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam have discussed about the possibility of eventually becoming the 51st state of the United States.
During a moment of levity before the recent Interagency Group on Insular Areas (IGIA) in Washington, CNMI's...

![In this September 2024 file photo, Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, fourth from left, and CNMI Gov. Arnold Palacios, third from left, join others during an environmental conference. [Courtesy of University of Guam] Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, fourth from left, and CNMI Gov. Arnold Palacios, third from left](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/66e7b4b4a4450.image_.jpg?itok=gBkbBYMj)