Earlier in the Naabik’iyati Committee meeting, the Committee voted to Table legislation 0114-14, which amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. As soon as Naabi votes to take Legislation 0114-14 off tabling motion and return to Naabi, Delegate Leonard Tsosie starts asking, Where is Leona morgan (grassroots activist), david taylor (Navajo Department of Justice), where is […]
LONG, LONG debate on proposed LEGISLATION 0161-14 and now Delegate Leonard Tsosie has called to Table it. VOTE IS 7 IN FAVOR, 5 OPPOSED DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE Table for 60 days or until have Work session on Legislation 0161-14 or until get information. LEGISLATION 0161-14 is proposed amendments to the sentencing provisions of the tribal […]
Trying to catch up with Naabi, which is quickly moving through agenda. So far the Committee has approved LEGISLATION 0140-14, which confirmed the appoint of Jason John, who is with the Navajo Branch of Water Management, as the Navajo Nation’s representative to the “Ten Tribes Partnership” and as “Trustee to the Colorado River Water Users […]
Naabi moving along. They are now on LEGISLATION 0135-14, which is to create a Naabik’iyati Committee Subcommittee to interview and recommend individuals for 8 vacant Navajo Housing Authority Board positions. SPONSOR, DELEGATE ALTON SHEPHERD i’m looking to correct expired teams of Navajo Housing Authority Board. Maybe having a member from each of the Navajo Council’s […]
Well, the Navajo Council Naabik’iyati Committee got through the confirmation of Tommy Platero to the Navajo Technical Univesity Board with a VOTE of 12 in favor, 0 opposed on LEGISLATION 0129-14. The Naabi Committee is now on LEGISLATION 0130-14, WHICH IS ASKING FOR SUPPORT OF A LITTLE COLORADO RIVER LEVEE AT WINSLOW, ARIZ., FEASIBILITY STUDY […]
Naabik’iyati Committee now on LEGISLATION 0114-14, ENDORSING HOUSE RULE 1645, WHICH AMENDS RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT TO IMPROVE COMPENSATION FOR WORKERS INVOLVED IN URANIUM MINING AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. NAVAJO NATION URANIUM WORKERS OFFICE DIRECTOR PHIL HARRISON People are frustrated. they want to know when these amendments will be introduced into Congress. JARLINA LEE, NAVAJO […]
Still here at Naabik’iyati Committe, which finally started at 11:20 am, when they were scheduled to start at 10 am. Naabi is still on hearing REPORTS and the latest report on Navajo Housing Authority and the federal government’s directive to NHA that it would lose about $96 million in federal housing funds because NHA had […]
Here at Navajo Council Naabi’iyati Committe, where Committee finished voting on accepting Report on proposed Legislation 0161-14, which proposes amendments to the sentencing provisions of the tribal criminal code. Delegates Jonathan Nez and Walter Phelps successfully lead motion for suspension of floor rules for Committee to go to Item G – LEGISLATION 0159-14, the endorsement […]
Here at Naabik’iyati Committee, where Committee debating proposed Legislation 0161-14, which proposes amendments to sentences in Title 17, which is the criminal portion of the tribal code. DELEGATE ALTON SHEPHERD for me, alcoholism not crime, but disease. so how fix? one way is legalizing and taxing and use taxes for rehabilitation. I support giving people […]
Here at Naabi where Committee members finished hearing Report from Task Force about proposed Legislation 0161-14, which proposes amendments to tribal criminal code that focused on increasing and decreasing sentences for crimes. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE I was at presidential forum at Ramah, where candidates of course were kissing up to constituents…maybe we shud make that […]
