Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, I’m reporting this because I noticed that the wrong Legislation was posted regarding the Junk Food Tax. And there was Council debate that was associated with Navajo Oil and Gas Company, instead of Junk Food Tax and eliminated of sales tax of certain healthy foods. And so here is the corrected post regarding […]
HERE AT NAABIK’IYATI COMMITTEE. DEBATING LEGISLATION 0100-14, PROPOSED GUARDIANSHIP ACT OF 2014. DELEGATE DANNY SIMPSON I agree that a work session is needed and so if Naabi tables, i wud not take to Council next week during spring session. DELEGATE JONATHAN HALE I want date from Delegates Tsosie and Curley for work session because when […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, Just a quick reminder that proposed Navajo Nation Council legislation for the removal of Delegate Johnny Naize as speaker is on the Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee AGENDA today, March 13, 2014. The Naabi Committee is scheduled to begin their meeting, in the Council chamber in Window Rock, Ariz., at 10 a.m. but that’s if […]
BHP Billiton announced, “Navajo mine sale completed” Dec. 30, 2013, in a one-page press release that BHP emailed out late this afternoon. New Mexico BHP Coal President Pat Risner stated in his press release, “BHP Billiton is pleased that the Four Corners Power Plant owners, the Navajo Nation and NTEC have agreed to move forward […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCL WORK SESSION ON LEGISLATION 0367-13 REGARDING TRIBAL TAKE OVER OF BHP COAL MINING OPERATIONS VIA NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY. AS THE COUNCIL DOORS OPERN, YOU CAN HEAR PEOPLE ON A MICROPHONE TALKING. THE COUNCIL CHAMBER IS PACKED WITH BHP COAL MINE WORKERS, GRASSROOTS GROUPS, NAVAJO CITIZENS. IT’S WONDERFUL TO SEE THE […]
Navajo Council votes on $220 million Bond at 1:56 pm – as lunch is being delivered… Speaker Naize says that 16 yes votes are needed and that there are 16 delegates on the floor. 9 in favor, 7 opposed so Legislation fails to be approved. COUNCIL adjourns at 1:58 pm Under Navajo law, the Council […]
Here at Navajo Council special session for $220 million Bond. DELEGATE KATHERINE BENALLY Delegate Elmer Begay asked about community recommending Capital Improvement Projects and that was done. And then another letter was sent out to Delegates and local government officials for their CIP recommendations. And those were reviewed and included in list of projects to […]
Speaker Naize is presiding. Council voting on adopting agenda. 14 in favor, 0 opposed. Members of the Council, we are on Legislation 0213. This particular legislation has been discussed so with that I want to take this to Sponsor, Delegate Katherine Benally: I’ve taken a lot of your time in previous meetings and I’ll repeat […]
As I was waiting for Navajo Council special session to start, I did an interview with Controller Mark Grant, Navajo Department of Justice attorney Marcellino Gomez and Orrick partner/bond counsel Douglas Goe. Orrick, according to Orrick website, is a global law firm focusing on energy, technology and financing. Council started so finish this later. This […]
Still waiting for Navajo Council special session to start…Interesting time as I wait. Observing Speaker Naize visiting with business people that helped put together $220 million bond. Navajo Nation Controller Mark Grant, who is a political appointee of President Shelly and the Council, is also visiting with Naize and bond business people. According to the […]
