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Tribal Law & Order Act to Enhance Criminal Justice in Indian Country

Quanah Spencer

October 06, 2009 00:52

On April 2nd, Senator Byron Dorgan introduced Sen. 797, known as the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing on the legislation on June 25th, and ordered the legislation to be reported favorably out of the Committee for a floor debate and vote by the...

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Network Neutrality Debate Heating Up

August 04, 2010 23:55

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, recently conducted meetings with many industry and advocacy groups regarding the pending reclassification of the Internet for regulatory purposes under the Communications Act of 1934. It is likely that these meetings were in response...

Tribal Broadband and Indian Preference

June 29, 2010 17:21

On June 28, President Obama signed an executive memorandum which commits the government to expand the amount of broadband spectrum available for wireless communications. This follows on the release of the National Broadband Plan by the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of...

Ctizens United and November 2010 Washington Senate Election

June 08, 2010 21:50

Washington Senate campaign launches a Dash for Cash. With the entrance of Dino Rossi as the Republican candidate into Washington state’s Senate race against incumbent Democratic Senator Patty Murray on May 26, the ground has been set for the ensuing battle which will be influenced on a...

National Broadband Plan Still Relevant Despite Net Neutrality Ruling

April 12, 2010 23:07

In a recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the Court held that the Federal Communications Commission lacked the statutory authority under section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934 to regulate an Internet service provider’s actions regarding its...

PACT Act Cuts Tribal Commerce

March 24, 2010 19:29

On March 19, 2010, the U.S. Senate presented S.1147, the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009, or PACT Act, to the President to sign into law.  The bill sailed through Congress with little debate and provided no opportunity for Indian Country to submit its comments regarding the bill...

Focus Upon Jobs: The Day After

January 29, 2010 21:55

Creating jobs was the overriding subject of Wednesday’s State of the Union Address. The President acknowledged that job creating and growth will be the primary focus of his administration in 2010, in order to restore prosperity to America’s middle class. While the President...

Issues to Think About When the President Delivers State of the Union Address.

January 27, 2010 18:28

On Wednesday evening, the President is scheduled to deliver his annual State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress as the nation watches live on TV. The President delivers his address amidst an economic crisis which is compelling Americans to look to the President to provide...

2010 Elections and Washington State Legislature Update Part 2

January 22, 2010 23:54

Health care, in this session of Congress, is not likely to fare well. Speaker Pelosi has stated that there is virtually no way to gather enough votes for the House to pass the Senate version of the health care reform bill before the mid-term elections. This essentially means that the health care...

2010 Elections and Washington State Legislature Update

January 22, 2010 23:50

The next ten months will be very interesting as Congress deliberates after the President’s State of the Union Address. The balance of power has been impacted in the Senate as the Democrats hang on to a 59-seat majority with a Republican margin of 41 seats. The mid-term elections for...