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Council debate stuck on wording “Five Year Plan”

Navajo Nation Council special session started and debate heating up over list of capital improvement projects for the Navajo Reservation’s 110 chapters. It’s now 1 pm and the Council chamber is filling up with chapter officials to show their support for their CIPs so the Council will finally approve a Five Year CIP Plan, which […]

Delegate L. Curley: Some projects are outdated

Navajo Nation Council special session started and debate heating up over list of capital improvement projects for the Navajo Reservation’s 110 chapters. It’s now 12:46 pm and the Council chamber is filling up with chapter officials to show their support for their CIPs so the Council will finally approve a Five Year CIP Plan, which […]

Navajo Council Special Session convened

The Navajo Nation Council Speaker Johnny Naize is calling the Council Delegates to get to their seats. There are 15 delegates that answered Roll Call. It is now 11:20 pm and the Council is convened, Naize says. Delegate Russell Begaye was asked by Naize to give the invocation. Before he gives the invocation, he says […]

Council opposes Referendum for the People

VOTE AT 6:22 PM ON COUNCIL AUTHORIZING REFERENDUM FOR THE PEOPLE TO BE GOVERNING BODY OF NAVAJO NATION INSTEAD OF COUNCIL: 8 IN FAVAOR, 8 OPPOSED SPEAKER NAIZE VOTES “NO” SO VOTE IS 8 IN FAVOR, 9 OPPOSED

Navajo Reservation 110 chapter projects

Navajo Council’s Naabi Committee is working on proposed Legislation 0213-13: $220 million bond. (I have posted link to $220 m. Bond legislation at end of this blog.) But Naabi has lost quorum of 13 delegates. There are 12. And so Speaker Naize asked for report on Capital Improvement Projects by Navajo Nation Community Development director […]