Press Releases for June 2010

Jun 29 - Health, Social Services Committee meets with Navajo Area Indian Health Services, Navajo Housing Authority to discuss Legislation No. 0160-10

Jun 28 - Public Safety Committee hears report regarding Chief Justice Herb Yazzie’s project, reaffirms Key Bank loan for priority sites

Jun 28 - Executive Order - Order of Fire Restriction

Jun 27 - Navajo President Joe Shirley, Jr., signs documents to partner with KeyBank on groundbreaking $60 million deal for new jails

Jun 25 - Young Jeff Tom: President Shirley’s line-item veto robs the Navajo people of housing assistance, public employment opportunities from Chapters

Jun 24 - Navajo President Joe Shirley, Jr., uses line item veto authority for first time to save $5.6 million for DOJ’s contingency fund

Jun 24 - U.S. Census Regional Director Cathy Lacy visits with Speaker Morgan regarding 2010 Census Count

Jun 23 - Budget and Finance Committee accepts report, passes measure approving Office of the Controller’s Fiscal Year 2011 General Fund revenue projection

Jun 23 - Legislation No. 0359-10 relating to the Judiciary

• Legislation No. 0359-10 Election of Judges

Jun 23 - Judicial Committee approves Judicial Elections Referendum Act of 2010, bill goes before full Council for final approval

Jun 21 - OPVP corrects numerous inaccuracies in statement issued by five agency caucus leaders regarding reapportionment plan

Jun 21 - Navajo Forestry Department - FIREWORKS Public Service Announcement

Jun 18 - Public Safety Committee reviews, approves $60 million Key Bank Loan budget for construction of public safety facilities

Jun 18 - Navajo Nation Bio-Terrorism Preparedness - Support for Eastern Agency Communities, Including Thoreau, Continues

Jun 18 - Resources Committee hears proposal from Papillion Airways, Inc., directive issued to move forward with negotiation

Jun 17 - Navajo President Joe Shirley, Jr., joins N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson to present $150,000 check to UNM Gallup for media development

Jun 15 - Agency caucus leaders discuss impacts of high court’s decision on election, offers recommendations to address issues, concerns

Jun 14 - Public Safety Committee hears update on public safety, judicial facilities

Jun 11 - Navajo Board of Election Supervisors OKs historic last step with final reapportionment plan for a Council of 24 delegates

• Reapportionment Plan J4

Jun 11 - Continued Surveillance with an Open Invitation to Communities Seeking Help Through Counseling

Jun 11 - Unified Command Active in Thoreau

Jun 11 - Resources Committee hears report from U.S. EPA, efforts addressing uranium mining contamination appreciative, still not enough

Jun 10 - Resources Committee approves eligibility requirements for a grazing permit on Navajo Partitioned Lands, bill goes to IGR for final approval

Jun 09 - Intergovernmental Relations Committee passes measure to oppose proposed termination of funding for Navajo Abandoned Mines Program

Jun 09 - President Shirley to Sign MOU Between Navajo Nation and University of Utah

Jun 08 - Council overrides President Shirley’s veto, passes measures opposing the state of Arizona’s immigration, ethnic studies bills

Jun 07 - Speaker Morgan announces special session agenda

Jun 03 - Budget and Finance Committee expresses concerns on how to plan for the Fiscal Year 2011 budget given high court’s opinion

Jun 02 - Navajo President Joe Shirley, Jr., orders flags to half-staff in honor of the late Navajo Code Talker Lemuel B. Yazzie, 91

Jun 02 - Speaker Morgan, Council discusses impacts, concerns of high court’s opinions in Morgan vs. Shirley, Nelson vs. Initiative Committee during its work session

Jun 01 - Navajo Supreme Court orders election of 24 delegates to proceed, declares Council’s Fundamental Law repeal, President’s leave illegal