Politics

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Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby leads Chickasaw Community Bank opening ceremonies

Oklahoma City – Chickasaw Community Bank marked more than 20 years of rapid growth by dedicating a new headquarters in ceremonies led by Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby April 28 at 7500 W. Memorial Road. Governor Anoatubby said the bank’s mission of “Building Better Lives for Everyone” reflects the Chickasaw

Federal judge pauses Biden’s WOTUS in 26 states pending high court decision

By Noah Mack WASHINGTON - Oklahoma has joined over half of the country in halting a Biden administration rule that would expand federal environmental regulations over the nation’s water bodies, throwing the state’s farmers and ranchers in a legal twilight zone. The nation has been waffling over how

Leader of Quapaw Nation resigns amid recall effort

The Quapaw Nation will be electing a new chairman following the resignation of Joseph Tali Byrd from the tribe’s top executive post. Byrd resigned at a regularly scheduled business committee meeting on Saturday. A reason wasn’t given in a statement from the Oklahoma-based tribe. "Effective April 15,

House subcommittee hearing highlights bills on land leases in Indian Country

BY CHEZ OXENDINE The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs met last week to discuss and debate two pieces of legislation that could change the way land leases are handled in Indian Country. The bipartisan HR 1246 authorizes land leases of up to 99 years for land held in

Oklahoma delegation at odds in effort to repeal Iraq War authorization

Noah Mack Gaylord News WASHINGTON - Oklahoma’s two senators voted to oppose the bipartisan repeal of the two-decade-old Iraq War military authorization, citing safety concerns for Americans still stationed there, despite Rep. Tom Cole’s support. The legislation passed the Senate Wednesday with a hefty majority of 66-30, and

Oklahomans taking lead in drone technology and advanced air mobility

By Gabriela Tumani Washington, D.C. — Oklahoma aerospace engineers told members of a U.S. House high tech committee that they are using drone technology and advanced air mobility to leverage aerospace programs within the state's Native American tribes. Jamey Jacob, executive director of the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute

The Supreme Court wrestles with questions over the Navajo Nation's water rights

By Becky Sullivan On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could alter the already intense battle over water rights in the parched American Southwest. For more than 20 years, the Navajo Nation has fought for access to water from the lower Colorado River, which
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