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Navajo Council opposes funding of special presidential election

Navajo Council debating Legislation 0249-14, which is funding Navajo Election Office for $286,247 for special presidential election. DELEGATE LORENZO CURLEY Is this election rigged? Is the reason that a special presidential election being pushed forward is because of Joe Shirley’s supporters? There is much confusion over this election and it’s because there is no election […]

Navajo Council accepts report on Red Barn liquor license

NAVAJO COUNCIL HEARING REPORT ON RED BARN LIQUOR LICENSE FROM NAVAJO HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE DIRECTOR LEONARD GORMAN, COMMUNITY TASK FORCE OPPOSING LIQUOR LICENSE CHARLENE JAMES NAVAJO HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE DIRECTOR LEONARD GORMAN The Council asked for status report on liquor license for Red Barn drive up liquors. next to me is legal counsel, Rick from […]

Navajo Council Delegate Danny Simpson predicts legal challenge to Pardon of Election Board

NAVAJO COUNCIL DEBATING ADDITION OF LEGISLATION 0391-14, PARDON OF NAVAJO ELECTION BOARD, TO ITS AGENDA BY PETITION OF 13 DELEGATES. DELEGATE DUANE TSINIGINE if 0391-14 is ruled out of order then I will make a motion for Legislation 0249-14, which is the funding of $286,247 for a special presidential election. DELEGATE EDUMUND YAZZIE my question […]

Navajo Council Delegate Tsosie challenging ruling that putting Pardon legislation on Councl agenda is out of order

NAVAJO COUNCIL DEBATING ADDITION OF LEGISLATION 0391-14, PARDON OF NAVAJO ELECTION BOARD, TO ITS AGENDA BY PETITION OF 13 DELEGATES. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE The only way to add legislation 0391-14, Pardon for Navajo Election Board for any violation of law and reinstate to offices, which the Council’s Naabik’iyati Committee didn’t act on yesterday, Dec. 29, […]

Group wants state regulators recused from Public Service Company of N.M. case

Group wants state regulators recused from PNM case | Albuquerque Journal News. “People want to know choices are being made transparently and wisely and democratically,” New Energy Economy executive director Mariel Nanasi said in a statement. “PNM (Public Service Company of New Mexico) and some of our state utility regulators have completely corrupted that public […]

Navajo Council Delegate Leonard Tsosie says that funding special presidential election is covering up Chief Justice’s mistakes.

Council continues to debate Legislation No. 0313-14: Relating to Budget and Finance Committee and Naabik’iyati’ and Navajo Nation Council; Amending Budget Resolution CS-46-14 and Approving the Reallocation of $243,728.00 of Fiscal Year 2015 General Funds to the Office of Legislative Services (Business Unit 101019) from General Fund Revenue Account Sponsors: Honorable Alton Joe Shepherd, Honorable […]

Attempt to rearrange Navajo Council agenda fails

Navajo Council special session convened at 11:36 a.m. The Council is now on Adopting its 19 item agenda. COUNCIL DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE We have some serious issues but all the money bills were placed at the front. And so i ask that we rearrange the agenda items otherwise we won’t get to some of the […]

Navajo Nation election complaint against presidential candidate Russell Begaye dismissed

Navajo Nation Office of Hearings and Appeals Senior Hearing Officer Richie Nez dismissed an election complaint against presidential candiate Russell Begaye by former presidential candidate Myron McLaughlin late this morning, Nov. 24, 2014. OHA Senior Hearing Officer Richie Nez stated in his DECISION that McLaughlin’s “only argument…to challenge respondent’s loyalty is a federal court action […]

Navajo Nation President Shelly signs off on 2014 Healthy Dine’ Nation Act

NAVAJO NATION PRESS RELEASE – Healthy Diné Nation Act of 2014 signed into law WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (11-21-2014) – The Healthy Diné Nation Act of 2014 was signed into law today by President Ben Shelly, following the Navajo Nation Council’s approval on Nov. 14. The new law will initiate a two-percent sales tax, in addition […]

New Mexico State engineer Q&A on Navajo-San Juan River Water Rights Settlement – Farmington, NM, Daily Times

State engineer to visit San Juan County – Farmington Daily Times. State Engineer Scott Verhines will attend a question-and-answer forum in Bloomfield on Thursday about the Navajo Nation Water Rights Settlement, an agreement that grants significant amounts of San Juan River water to the sovereign nation. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Bloomfield […]