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Arizona court rules for tribe on annexation issue
A state appeals court has overturned the city of Glendale's annexation of land that includes part of the site of a casino resort planned in the Phoenix area by a southern Arizona Indian tribe, the Tohono O'odham Nation.
Glendale-area casino now opposed by another tribe
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has come out in opposition to another tribe's proposed casino in the Glendale area.
Brewer signs anti-casino bill
Gov. Jan Brewer on Tuesday signed a bill aimed at preventing the Tohono O’odham tribe from building a casino in Glendale.
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.
Ariz. House to consider bill to block new casino
Legislation intended to derail a Southern Arizona tribe's plan to build a Las Vegas-style casino-hotel in a Phoenix suburb is on a fast track in the Arizona Legislature's 2-week-old session, with the full House scheduled to consider it Tuesday.
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.
Arizona voters face choices on spending priorities
Proposition 302 on Arizona's general election ballot is about priorities. Passage of the referendum means tobacco tax dollars now allocated to an array of early childhood services under a 2006 voter-approved initiative would instead go into the general fund for the Legislature to appropriate.
Tohono O’odham tribe sues for Glendale casino application approval
A southern Arizona Indian tribe that wants to build a casino in suburban Phoenix filed suit March 22 asking a court to force the federal government to add land to its reservation.
House OKs bill to block casino
Arizona lawmakers are hopping mad at a Southern Arizona Indian tribe that is planning a casino and resort near Glendale and are pushing legislation aimed at allowing the city to annex the proposed site without the consent of the tribe.
House delays vote affecting Glendale casino
The Arizona House skipped a planned vote on a bill that could derail plans by a southern Arizona Indian tribe to build a casino in suburban Phoenix.
Prison proposed for southern AZ reservation
TUCSON - Plans have been in the works for nearly three years for a federal detention facility on land owned by southern Arizona's Tohono O'odham Nation. The Arizona Daily Star reported on its Web site May 4 that the plans are discussed in a document released by the tribe.
