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Lawmaker assures Gila River Indian Community contentious water bill is dead

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//February 25, 2019//

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Lawmaker assures Gila River Indian Community contentious water bill is dead

Lawmaker assures Gila River Indian Community contentious water bill is dead

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//February 25, 2019//

(Photo by Ellen O’Brien/Arizona Capitol Times) The Gila River Indian Community will provide the promised 500,000 acre feet of water for the state’s drought contingency plan...

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