Council blames directors for special duty pay failure
The Navajo Nation Council’s war on division directors and program managers continues, especially when it comes to special duty pay.
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‘Heartbreaking’: Hataalii lose out on CARES funding, vaccine priority
In a painful double whammy, last week Diné traditional practitioners learned during a president’s office online town hall that they were denied their allocated Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding and that they were not eligible for the first priority COVID-19 vaccinations, as was previously announced.
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Leaders jubilant over Haaland’s selection as Interior Secretary
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, who had urged Haaland’s appointment in an op-ed piece in the Navajo Times, said he was “overjoyed” at the news.
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Naabi approves CARES expenditure extensions without public discussion
Despite a majority of Diné expressing opposition to a bill (No. 306-20) during the comment period, last Friday the Naabik’iyati Committee swiftly passed the bill (20-3), which extended the expenditure deadline for all programs with encumbered Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funds from Dec.15 to Dec. 22.
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Nez casts Electoral College vote for Biden
He said as the President of the Navajo Nation he is proud of the amount of both Republican and Democrat Navajo voters who exercised their right to vote this past November. He said it put in mind the power of the Native American vote.
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