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Navajo Nation casinos extend closure to July 5, 6.5.20

PRESS RELEASE – Navajo Gaming Announces Extension of Closure Through July 5. Reopening Criteria Exceeds Industry Standards as Navajo Gaming Prioritizes Guest, Team Member and Host Chapter Safety Flagstaff, Ariz. – The Board of Directors of the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise (Navajo Gaming) approved the extended closure of all Navajo Gaming operations in adherence to […]

Navajo casinos prepare to reopen in 2 weeks, 6.1.20

PRESS RELEASE – Navajo Gaming ramps up Extreme Precautionary Measures During Closure, Prepares for Reopening Casinos and Resort Preparing Safety Countermeasures Flagstaff, Ariz. – Navajo Gaming prepares to reopen all four of its properties by mid-June, including deep cleaning and sanitization of each property: Twin Arrows Casino Resort in Flagstaff, AZ; Fire Rock Casino in […]

Proposed Navajo Nation Alcohol Tax legislation returns to Budget & Finance Committee

NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL DEBATING LEGISLATION 0084-15: AN ACTION RELATING TO HEALTH, EDUCATIN AND HUMAN SERVICES, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, BUDET AND FINANCE, LAW AND ORDER, NAABIK’IYATI’ AND NAVAJO NATIN COUNCIL; AMENDING NAVAJO NATIN CODE TITLE 24 BY ENACTING THE ALCOHOL TAX. SPONSOR, DELEGATE EDMUND YAZZIE This legislation would generate about $60,000 for police to use to […]

No action by Naabik’iyati Committee on Legislation for Navajo Council to Remove Delegate Naize as Speaker

Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, The Navajo Nation Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee didn’t take action on Legislation 0069-14, which was for the Council to remove Delegate Johnny Naize as speaker, today, March 13, because Delegate Charles Damon for some unknown reason decided to walk out of the committee meeting. And Damon’s departure resulted in the loss of a quorum. […]

Proposed plan to distribute revenues from Navajo Nation casinos

Still here at Navajo Council’s Budget and Finance Committee where B&F now getting financial report from Office of the Controller Deputy Director Robert Willie and Office of Management and Budgets Director Dominic Beyal. Several of the Committee members are concerned about Navajo Water Department budget, which has a huge balance when people are needing direct […]

Navajo Gaming Compact met with opposition

Here at Naabik’iyati Commttee. The first item on Naabi agenda is hearing a report from the Navajo Department of Justice on BCDS and ONSAT but NDOJ is not in the Council chamber so Delegate Leonard Tsosie is asking for a report on Navajo Nation – New Mexico Gaming Compact. Vote is 14 in favor, 2 […]