Author: Donovan Quintero

Controller Sean McCabe told the 25th Navajo Nation Council on Monday that about $7.8 million remains available for hardship payments to citizens and that his office expects to begin disbursing the money within the next month.

Fort Defiance Housing Corporation, the nonprofit landlord that does business as Sandstone Housing Corp. and runs the Dineh Utility cooperative, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona on April 17, halting a damages hearing set for May 5 in Kayenta District Court.

Sixteen candidates, including incumbent President Buu Nygren, filed to run for the Navajo Nation presidency by the close of the 2026 election filing period Wednesday night, setting up one of the largest presidential fields in recent tribal history and signaling major turnover on the Navajo Nation Council.

The 25th Navajo Nation Council opens its Spring Session on Monday, with lawmakers expected to take up a veto override, nearly $90 million in Sihasin Fund spending, restructuring bills and confirmations in the Council Chamber.

With roughly eight months left to spend its remaining share of $1.86 billion in federal pandemic recovery funds, the 25th Navajo Nation Council opens its Spring Session Monday with a vote that could reshape who signs off on those expenditures.