Friday, May 2, 2003
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Cobell v. Norton Recap: Day 1 of Trial 1.5
What happened on the opening day of Trial 1.5 in the Cobell v....
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In The Hoop: Winners, Losers
Is it Friday already? That means it's time for the weekly list of the movers and shakers in Indian Country and beyond....
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Bush reform plans debated in trust fund trial
A former Department of Interior official gave the Bush administration's trust reform plans a "flunking grade" on Thursday and said they would not fulfill the federal government's obligations to Indian beneficiaries....
Alaska villages impose plastic bag bans
At least 30 communities in Alaska, including Native villages, have banned plastic bags....
Democrats block federal appeals court nominee
Democrats successfully blocked the nomination of Priscilla Owen, a Texas state judge, to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals....
S.C. recognition bill includes gambling ban
A bill under consideration in the South Carolina Senate would authorize the state to recognize tribes....
Conn. casinos excluded from bill to ban smoking
Connecticut's two tribal casinos are exempt from a bill making its way through the state Legislature....
Wyo. tribe welcomes decision on casino machine
The Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming says a federal appeals court decision will help expand their gaming facility....
DOI responsible for former Vieques bombing range
The Department of Interior is now responsible for management of a former bombing range on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico....
Judge to hold hearing on Everglades cleanup
A federal judge in Florida is holding an emergency hearing today on status of the $8 billion Everglades cleanup....
Mich. doesn't recognize off-reservation hunts
The state of Michigan doesn't recognize off-reservation tribal hunting and fishing rights, according to the state Department of Natural Resources....
Bison hazed back into Yellowstone National Park
The state of Montana hazed more than 280 bison back into Yellowstone National Park this week....
FCC to review impact of cell towers on Indian sites
The Federal Communications Commission announced a strategic plan to review the impact of cell towers on historic and sacred sites....
Smithsonian exhibit on ANWR modified
The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History denies bowing to political pressure over an exhibit featuring photos of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
Parents: Santorum tripped over a chair
Senator Rick Santorum, the third-ranking Republican in the Senate, tripped over a chair after a heated meeting with parents of gay and lesbian children who were offended by his recent remarks comparing gays to criminals, The New York Times reports
Santorum met with the parents for 30 minutes, the parents said....
Faction accuses 'imposters' of promoting casino
Factions of the Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California are battling over a proposed casino....
Legislation would buy out Tar Creek residents
Representative Brad Carson (D-Oklahoma) proposed legislation to buy out homeowners in the Tar Creek Superfund site....
N.Y. lawmakers consider taxing Indian business
A vote is scheduled today on a bill that would require Indian businesses to remit gas and cigarette tax, The Syracuse Post-Standard reports....
Tribal tax bill defeated again in Idaho
The Idaho House on Thursday voted 52-18 to kill a tribal cigarette tax....
Goshute chairman says scrutiny hurting tribe
The chairman of the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe of Utah says the ongoing scrutiny over the tribe's activities is harmful....
SCIA leaders urged approval of gaming deal
The leaders of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs urged the Bush administration to approve a controversial compact between the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe and the state of Wisconsin, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports....
Trial in Cobell trust fund case kicks off
Trial 1.5 in the Indian trust fund class action opened in federal court in Washington DC on Thursday....
Ariz. GOP still steamed over name change
Republican lawmakers in Arizona are seeking a criminal probe into the actions an aide to Governor Janet Napolitano (D) took in pressing for the renaming of Squaw Peak....
Squaw Peak highway changed in honor of Piestewa
The Arizona Transportation Board voted 5-2 on Thursday to immediately rename Squaw Peak Freeway in honor of Lori Piestewa, the Hopi woman killed in action in Iraq....
Most Indian-sponsored bills in Mont. killed
The overwhelming majority, 81 percent, of bills sponsored by Indian lawmakers in Montana were killed this past legislative session, The Helena Independent Record reports....
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