Justices grapple over Navajo water rights, government’s duty to tribe
Navajo President Boo Niglen stands behind Navajo code talker Peter McDonald in a wheelchair outside the Supreme Court as judges challenge tribes to federal treatment of their water rights. was inquired. (Photo credit: Alexis Waiss/Cronkite News) WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices on Monday approached government lawyers on the allegation that a treaty placing the Navajo […]
Arizona taxpayers could save if governments switch to electric vehicles: Report | State
(Center Square) – New rto report This shows that electric vehicles could pave the way for more affordability for governments across Arizona. Arizona Public Interest Research Group Education Fund and Frontier Group say replacing “smaller vehicles” as the government “retires older vehicles” over the next decade could save taxpayers $26 million in taxes at the […]
Maricopa Association of Governments launches Heat Relief Network as temperatures rise
Arizona recorded its first 100-degree day of the year over the weekend. On Monday, the Maricopa Government Association and partner agencies launched a regional heat mitigation network. 200 locations providing shade, water and indoor cooling centers. Kelly Williams, MAG’s welfare director, said members have discussed extending the relief effort next year. She said the rising […]
Should Foreign Governments Own CA Farmland and Water Rights? – GV Wire
Valley legislators amended bills to prevent foreign powers from owning agricultural land and having rights to water and food production. But concessions to the bill may have little impact on what lawmakers want to resolve. Senator Melissa Hartado (D-Bakersfield)’s Senate Bill 224 prohibits foreign government- and state-backed corporations from owning agricultural land in California and […]
Opposition to Camp Grayling expansion high among local governments
GRAYRING, Michigan — Plans to expand Camp Grayling National Guard base are not well supported among elected leaders in northern Michigan. The base spans parts of Crawford, Kalkaska, and Ossego counties, each of which formally opposes the Guard’s proposed 162,000-acre expansion. Neighboring Roscommon County also opposes the expansion, as do several county road commissions and […]
