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Tribes, environmental groups ask court to block $10B Arizona project
A federal judge is being asked to issue a stop-work order on a $10 billion transmission line being built through a remote southeastern Arizona valley to carry wind-generated electricity to customers as far away as California.
Tribes take federal government to court over water-quality rules
Two Arizona tribes are suing the federal government over the decision by the Trump administration to dilute water quality rules. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Phoenix claims the... […]
Lawmakers want end to archaeological commission
A spat between ranchers and Native American tribes is threatening to torpedo a special panel which seeks to keep construction projects from damaging tribal remains and antiquities.
Gambling a go in Glendale as tribe, state strike accord
The Tohono O'odham Nation will finally be able to conduct full-scale gaming at its new casino in Glendale. In an agreement announced this morning, the state will give up on its contention that the tribe acted illegally in building a casino in the Phoenix area.
Judge says lawsuit over Glendale casino to head to trial
A federal judge says a lawsuit pitting a southern Arizona tribe against the state over the tribe's Glendale casino will require a full trial to decide.
Gaming compact amendment could settle Glendale casino dispute
A proposed amendment to Native American nations’ gaming compacts with the state could end a years-long dispute over the Tohono O’odham’s controversial casino in Glendale, but the tribe has not yet agreed to any changes, even as 10 others signed new agreements with Gov. Doug Ducey.
Assistant AG acknowledges destroying casino notes
An assistant attorney general has admitted he deliberately destroyed notes of meetings with representatives of tribes trying to undermine the Tohono O’odham casino in Glendale.
Gaming director seeks notes from closed-door casino meetings
The state’s gaming director wants a court order allowing him to pry into the decision by the Tohono O’odham Nation to buy land for a casino near Glendale.
Federal court again rejects attempt to block Glendale casino
A federal appeals court this morning on Tuesday slapped down yet another bid by state officials and other tribes to block the Tohono O'odham Nation from conducting full-blown gaming at its Glendale casino.
Bill to block tribe’s Glendale casino fails US House vote
In a stunning setback for the state and other tribes, the U.S. House late Monday killed legislation which would have blocked the Tohono O’odham Nation from operating a casino on land it has adjacent to Glendale.
Bill to block tribe’s Glendale casino set for US House vote
A bill that would block a casino project nearing completion in the western Phoenix suburbs is on the calendar for routine approval in the U.S. House of Representatives.
