Tribes reap benefits in Arizona
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Tribal Gov. Richard Narcia told an audience in Washington on Monday that since launching gambling operations in 1994, the tribal government&#39;s annual budget has skyrocketed, to $100 million from $5 million, giving
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By Shelley Shelton, ARIZONA DAILY STAR  FOOTHILLS  Residents turn out to dress up and repair spot  To get a feeling for the spirit behind the ongoing transformation of a once-barren street island in the Oracle Foothills neighborhood, imagine a potluck gathering.
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By Erica Meltzer, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 12--Proposition 207 aimed to expand property rights in Arizona. If the government changed the rules for how you could use your land, you could ask for compensation for any lost value.
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American Indians are reconnecting to their heritage through a game that was invented by their ancestors.
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A sweeping wildlife preserve in southwestern Arizona is among the nation's 10 most endangered refuges, due in large part to illegal drug and immigrant traffic and Border Patrol operations, a conservation group said Friday.
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American Indian tribes, flush with casino cash, are contributing thousands of dollars to candidates in close Senate and House races, including to Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle.
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A major California Indian tribe aiming to expand its casino has agreed to swap out controversial gambling machines for less lucrative devices, averting a lawsuit threatened by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, both sides said on Tuesday.
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By Dick Morris Is A Former Political Consultant. His Column Runs Thursdays In The, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Dec.
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- Full House Resorts on Tuesday said an indigenous tribe and the U.S. Department of Justice have agreed to settle pending litigation with an activist group, allowing the tribe to proceed with the development of a casino near Battle Creek, Mich.
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TUCSON - Behind sophomores Mustafa Shakur and Ivan Radenovic, Arizona looked like a new and improved team for the first 30 minutes against San Diego.
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By STACI MATLOCK, MAP BY ALEXANDER USATINE  Plant:  Vote a victory for Navajos opposing project  A proposed tax break to help a Texas-based company build a coal- fired power plant on Navajo land south of Farmington was tripped up Monday by a New Mexico legislative committee.
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has topped $1 million in contributions in Arizona, the home state of presidential rival John McCain, Romney campaign officials said Wednesday.
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The leader of the country's largest Indian reservation is supporting Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton for president, saying she would best protect tribal sovereignty.
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ALI JEGK, Arizona  - Members of a traditional Indian nation spanning the Arizona-Mexico border are complaining that work to put up a new barrier to secure the border has desecrated an ancient burial ground.
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For 12,000 years or more, Columbia River tribes gathered nearby to do business with distant tribes. Now they want to come back &#151; to deal blackjack and poker.
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By Howard Decker, Desert Dispatch, Barstow, Calif.  Sep. 14--BARSTOW -- A vote in the House of Representatives on a bill to  ban "reservation shopping" that would have kept two American Indian tribes  from building a casino resort here failed to pass Wednesday.
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Now that Arizona has passed a ballot measure to keep illegal immigrants from obtaining some government services, groups in several other states are considering similar proposals.