WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The 25th Navajo Nation Council will hold a special budget session in mid-September to consider legislation aimed at securing a continuing resolution to address funding for the upcoming fiscal year.

To continue critical direct services for the Navajo people and to avoid a government shutdown, the Council’s Budget and Finance Committee is recommending a continuing resolution.

“Our primary responsibility is to ensure that the Navajo Nation government continues to operate and that our people receive the services they rely on,” Speaker Crystalyne Curley said. "The special session will give us the opportunity to carefully consider the continuing...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Members of the 25th Navajo Nation Council joined Navajo Nation President Dr. Buu Nygren on Aug. 29 as he signed CAU-37-24 into law, amending the Radioactive Materials Transportation Act of 2012 to further protect the Nation against the unauthorized transportation of uranium.

Council Delegate Casey Allen Johnson, who sponsored Legislation 0198-24, signed into law as CAU-37-24, is a resident of Cameron, Ariz., which is in the Western AUM Region where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified more than 100 abandoned uranium mine claims.

“This is something that is dear to my heart," Johnson said. «I want to work together with all our partners and...

During the Labor Day weekend, the New Mexico State Police participated in the Combined Accident Reduction Effort operation across all roadways within the state.  The goal of the traffic initiative is to increase motorist safety and reduce the number of crashes through a strong law enforcement presence.

Because of the increased volume of traffic during the holiday, NMSP increased its patrol presence during this initiative on roadways throughout all State Police districts on the busiest travel days of the Labor Day weekend, specifically Aug. 30 through Sept. 2.

The operation resulted in State Police officers issuing over 2,300 traffic citations (133 of which were for lack of seat belt...

SANTA FE — The death of an elderly Bernalillo County woman has been connected to a multistate outbreak of Listeria caused by Boar’s Head brand deli meats – which were ordered to be pulled from public sale nationwide by federal health officials in July.

Listeria is a bacterial infection from contaminated foods that can cause intestinal illness.

“In most cases, people exposed may experience no more than mild gastrointestinal illness,” Dr. Miranda Durham, Chief Medical Officer of the New Mexico Department of Health, said. “However, people aged 65 or older, pregnant people or people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for serious illness.”

The discovery of...