WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Naabik’íyáti’ Committee called on the Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren Jan. 23 to take urgent action to address concerns about Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, as reported by Navajo citizens and state officials. These raids have sparked significant fear, especially among tribal members in urban areas who face challenges with documentation.

The update was presented by agents from the Navajo Nation Office of Vital Records, Department of Justice, Division of Children and Family Services, and the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission.

Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley emphasized the immediate need...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — During the Jan. 15 comprehensive budget meeting, the Budget and Finance Committee reviewed the Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal for the Navajo Nation Division of Transportation. The committee discussed issues related to employee retention by addressing critical funding and layoff concerns.

Council Delegate Brenda Jesus, chairwoman of the Resources and Development Committee, sponsored the proposed legislation, presenting NDOT’s budget request of over $12.7 million. NDOT Director Tom Platero and Budget Officer Alva R. Tom detailed the allocation breakdown across various NDOT departments, including Highway Safety, Airport Management, and Road Maintenance.

The...

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham delivered her seventh State of the State address Jan. 21, laying out legislative priorities for 2025 that include public safety, affordable housing, child welfare, health care, economic development, and more.

“Working with the legislature over the past six years, we’ve achieved so much in New Mexico from reducing child poverty, to ensuring free college for every New Mexican, to adding a record number of jobs and strengthening health care and environmental protections,” Lujan Grisham said. “Of course, there is still more to do. That’s why I’m proposing new initiatives to tackle our crime problem, expand affordable housing, protect...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Naabik'íyáti’ Committee of the 25th Navajo Nation Council approved the Fiscal Year 2025 budget recommendations for the Navajo Nation Legislative Branch Jan. 17, advancing the budget to the proposed FY2025 Comprehensive Budget.

The committee first unanimously approved Legislation 0159-24, which outlines procedures for reviewing and recommending the FY2025 oversight budget, with a vote of 13 in favor, and no opposition. These procedures will guide future FY2025 budget meetings.

Speaker Crystalyne Curley (Tachee/Blue Gap, Many Farms, Nazlini, Tselani/Cottonwood, Low Mountain) sponsored Legislation 0192-24, which proposes the FY2025 Legislative Branch budget...