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Tribal casinos exempted from Bush welfare plan
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2003 A Bush administration proposal to dip into the casino winnings of deadbeat dads in order to pay for overdue child-support exempts tribal casinos, The Arizona Republic reports. A Health and Human Services official said the tribes are exempted because "[w]e didn't want to have the proposal run into sovereignty objections." It applies to all other gambling facilities but it appears that tribes can opt-in by applying for federal child-support enforcement grants. Get the Story:
Child-support plan spares tribe casinos (The Arizona Republic 1/16)
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