McKinley axes teachers union move shocks GMCS
Gallup McKinley County School Board, 3 0 2, voted to repeal Article XI of the policy manual ending collective bargaining for GMCS teachers. Board members Shirleson Descheny and DeLao supported the repeal while President Thompson and Holloway abstained after a push from the McKinley County Federation of United School Employees to retain bargaining.
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Chris Faivre
Gallup
Gallup-McKins County
Unig
Robert Gomez
Gallup- McKinley County
Gmcs Board of Education
GMCS
Manual Shirleson
Anne Descheny
Joe DeLao
J.r.thomp
Ken Holloway
McKinley County Federation of United School Employees
Vince
McKinley
Rural nurses make impact in Gallup area
Rural public health nurses based at Gallup Indian Medical Center travel into remote McKinley County, practicing basic medicine in primitive conditions to reach underserved communities and improve health outcomes.
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Gallup
Gallup Indian Medical Center
McKinley County
Navajos sue Peabody for 1.8 billion over coal deal
The Navajo Nation files a 1.8 billion lawsuit in US District Court in Washington DC against Peabody Coal Co. claiming 15 years of defrauding royalties and uplifted profits. It seeks 600 million in actual damages and 1.2 billion in punitive damages for coal reserves underpriced by the company and challenged by Interior Department oversight.
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Window Rock
Navajo Nation
Peabody Coal Co
U.S. Department of the Interior
Peabody
US S. District Court
Washington D.C
Hopi Chairmanlauds Ninth Circuit land suit ruling
Hopi Tribe chairman Wayne Taylor Jr. welcomes the Ninth Circuit decision not to reinstate a Navajo resistors lawsuit over the Partitioned Lands settlement. The court dismissal supports a congressionally ratified deal providing Navajo families on Hopi land with homes, farmland, and grazing rights, closing a century of land disputes.
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Kykotsmovi
Ariz
U.S
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit
Wayne Taylor Jr
Gallup to train state police as truck inspectors
New Mexico State Police in Gallup and Grants will certify all officers as commercial vehicle inspectors by summer end. Capt. Glenn Thomas says the program targets deadly truck crashes, noting 32 truck accidents in the first half of 1999 with several fatalities. training aims to reduce incidents similar to past drunk driving enforcement successes.
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Gallup
New Mexico
Glenn Thomas
Thomas
Laguna teachers question takeover of Laguna Elementary
Laguna Pueblo weighs replacing Bureau of Indian Affairs control with a tribal operated elementary program under a federal grant. Teachers question the study process, emphasize strong local programs, and urge broader community involvement. The Laguna Elementary School shows stable staff and culturally integrated curriculum, while concerns rise over timelines and political framing.
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Laguna Pueblo
Laguna Elementary
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Laguna
Laguna Department of Education
Department of Education
Laguna Middle
Laguna Elementary Study Committee
Dorothy Thomas
North Central Accreditation Association
Hunt
Laguna Middle School
Thomas
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