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Lawmakers pass anti-casino bill, but it’s not exactly a win for proponents
Lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at stopping the Tohono O’odham tribe from building a casino in Glendale. But the bill, which barely squeaked through in the Senate, lost its emergency provision. That means it would take effect 90 days after the session ends.
The Oasis at a Cultural Crossroads
For almost two centuries, Spanish missionaries, mountain men, ’49ers, Civil War soldiers and American settlers benefitted from — and often depended on — the plentiful crops and hospitality of the Pima and Maricopa people.
Judge lets some lawmakers intervene in casino case
A federal judge is letting some Arizona legislative leaders have a say in litigation over whether a southern Arizona tribe should be permitted to build a casino resort on incorporated land surrounded by the Phoenix suburb of Glendale.
Arizona tribe expands suit opposing casino project
A southern Arizona tribe planning to build a casino resort in suburban Glendale already used up a federal allotment being invoked to acquire the site, according to a new court filing by a tribe that already operates casinos in the Phoenix area.
Judge rejects lawmaker’s attempt to join lawsuit against Glendale casino
Hours after a group of state lawmakers vowed to join a lawsuit aimed at blocking a tribal casino in the West Valley, a federal judge Thursday rejected one state senator’s attempt to do so.
Losing the wisest generation
Nobody who knew Helen Wiki Jackson would have described her as a passive person. Quite the opposite, in fact.
