Politics

Questioning of department bonuses have been raised by council delegates during this Navajo Nation FY 2017 comprehensive budget hearing process week.

Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye announced on KTNN Friday afternoon on his decision to veto legislation that would hold a referendum on regionalization.

Obstructions to the Native vote have been going on since the passage of the Indian Citizen Act in 1924.

After a hearing Thursday morning on an election dispute between council candidates Steven Begay and Theresa A. Becenti-Aguilar, the chief hearings officer for the Office of Hearings and Appeals asked the parties to return Aug. 16 with more facts and legal precedents.

After four hours of hearing concerns and opinions, Navajo President Russell Begaye and Vice President Jonathan Nez addressed a handful of problems in their State of the Nation address.