The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma passed the largest budget in its history on Thursday.
The 2007 budget includes $290 million in new funds as well as leftover funds from prior years. That put the budget at around $350 million, the tribe's largest.
The budget includes $2.1 million in bonuses for 2,100 employees. Each employee will get a $1,000.
About 24 percent of the tribe's budget comes from tribal businesses. Just five years ago, only about 11 percent of the budget was funded by the tribe.
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Cherokees pass historic budget
(The Tulsa World 9/22)
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Cherokee Nation passes largest budget in history
Friday, September 22, 2006
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