Issue of jail lingers in Gallup and McKinley County
Longstanding push for a judicial complex in Gallup faces strong opposition from county leaders and city officials. A National Institute of Corrections study found 17 deficiencies at the jail, citing overcrowding and outdated facilities, while local authorities contend many issues have been addressed and argue against expanding single cell units.
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Fernando del Valle
Gallup
McKinley
Earnest Becenti
David Dallage
Richard Bowman
NIC
Frank Gonzales
Gonzales
Police Department
Moving Parley and Government Moves Reported
Fragmented text notes movement patterns among Americans and government employees. December shipments show 13 families moved from Gallup, while March data indicates business improved with one move per day, suggesting rising relocation activity despite unclear context.
Fort Wingate Redevelopment Commission Sit-in
City leaders clash over appointments to the Fort Wingate Redevelopment Commission as it prepares to guide the depot’s fate after closure in about five years. Mayor Munoz refuses to confirm two nominees Sharon Richards and Bill O’Neil amid a longtime feud with the Richards family and local business interests.
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Gallup
Fort Wingate
Sharon Richards
Economic Development Group
Bill O'Neil
Tribal leaders end D C lobbying trip
Navajo Interim Chairman Leonard Haskie led a delegation in Washington for three days of lobbying. They met about 20 lawmakers and staffers, attended a McCain DeConcini reception, and pressed for development projects in education health and Navajo Hopi issues including the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project and Navajo Agricultural Products Industry.
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Jon Kyl
Everett Rhoades
The
Indian Health Service
Eddie Brown
U.S. Department of Interior
Haskie
Washington
U.S. Interior
Lujan
Bill Richardson
Sidney Yates
D-Ill
Yates
House Appropriations
Interior
Ex-aide to Haskie reports arrest near Navajo offices
Stanley Milford former acting chief of staff to Navajo Interim Chairman Leonard Haskie says he was arrested for disturbing the peace near the tribal executive offices. Police released Milford after 1.5 hours. Milford claimed elders are misinformed as supporters of Peter MacDonald were evicted during tribal court enforcement.
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Betty Reid Dine
Bureau
Window Rock
Ariz
Leonard Haskie
Stanley Milford
Peter MacDonald
Milford
Johnny R
Thompson
MacDonald
BIA official warns bill may curb tribal sovereignty
WINDOW ROCK Ariz Navajo Area BIA Director James Stevens says the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act could limit tribal sovereignty by prohibiting the BIA from contracting out criminal investigations to tribes while allowing other enforcement tasks to be contracted. He notes some positives like clarifying authorities on weapons and arrests but warns some tribes could handle investigations themselves. The bill introduced by Reps John Rhodes and Steve Udall has passed the House and faces tribal responses as debate continues.
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Richard Sitts Dine
Bureau
Window Rock
Ariz
Congress
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Navajo Area
BIA
James Stevens
Stevens
U.S
John Rhodes
Steve Udall
Arizona
House of Representatives
Bill Kellogg
Eee
Cens
Seoc Woule
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Gallup McKinley Chamber of Commerce
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