Daily Archives: October 17, 2013

NTEC: Behind Closed Doors

The Naabiki’yati Committee voted to go into an executive session about 3 p.m. on the Navajo Transitional Energy Company legislation that Speaker Johnny Naize and Delegate Danny Simpson are sponsoring. After Naabi voted to go behind closed doors, Naized asked Navajo Department of Justice Dana Bobroof to identify who should remain in meeting. Bobroof said […]

What happened to Healthy Dine’ Nation Act?

At Naabiki’yati’ Committee and a HUGE debate has erupted over the agenda. Delegate Danny Simpson asked to have his two pieces of legislation added to the agenda. And then he expressed strong concerns about why his legislation was removed not properly placed on the Naabi agenda especially since it went thru the legislative process. But […]

Naabi: Terminate or Keep Alive

Here at Navajo Council Naabiki’yati Committee and after prayer by Delegate Jonathn Nez, Speaker Naize called for announcements and Delegate Jonathan Hale opened a can of worms by commenting about the quorum problems of Naabi and that perhaps Naabi should be terminated, especially since this is last full year of current Council. Delegate Jonathan Hale […]

Navajo Transitional Energy Company back before Naabi

Greeting Relatives/Frens, I’m back in the Navajo Council chamber where the Naabiki’yati’ Committee just convened at 1:55 pm, even though the committee was scheduled to start at 10 a.m. As I was waiting for the committee meeting to start, I noticed Navajo Transitional Energy Company Board President Steve Gunderson sitting in the Council chamber north […]

Please Comment on Proposed Navajo Nation Energy Policy

Greetings Relatives/Frens, Here’s a request from one of the four Navajo Council Delegates, Dwight Witherspoon, who walked out of yesterday, Oct. 16, 2013, Navajo Council special session during the debate over the proposed Energy Policy. I’ve provided a web address to LEGISLATION 0276-13 Proposed Energy Policy. PLEASE READ LEGISLATION AND SUBMIT YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR SPECIFIC […]