WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren has line-item vetoed $2.7 million from the Navajo Nation Council’s Sept. 17 continuing resolution, off-Navajo Nation travel, while retaining funding for veterans, elders, domestic violence shelters and scholarships.

He said the Council’s unprecedented and muddled continuing resolution, Legislation CS-39-24, provides only 50% of Fiscal Year 2024 Comprehensive Budget amounts for some Navajo programs, departments and divisions, while others are funded at 100% for a six-month period, rather than approving the FY 2025 Comprehensive Budget that complies with an established Three Branch Chiefs agreement approach.

“Though this...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On Sept. 16, the 25th Navajo Nation Council unanimously approved emergency Legislation No. 0206-24, which will secure a six-month Continuing Resolution to avoid employee layoffs and continue critical government operations beyond the end of the current fiscal year which ends on Sep. 30, if the bill is signed into law by the Navajo Nation President.

“Today’s unanimous vote demonstrates the 25th Navajo Nation Council’s commitment to securing direct services for the Navajo people through continued government operations and preventing any furloughs or layoffs of Navajo Nation employees,” Speaker Crystalyne Curley said. “The 25th Navajo Nation Council remains...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The 25th Navajo Nation Council’s Health, Education, and Human Services Committee deliberated a report from the Navajo Nation Broadband Office on the Digital Equity Initiative on Sept. 9.

“We are working to create solutions that address not only today’s issues but also lay the groundwork for the future for our Nation,” HEHSC Chair Vince James said.

NNBO Department Manager Sonia Nez said the initiative addresses long-standing infrastructure challenges and ensures equitable access to essential services, emphasizing the need for collaboration between tribal, state, and private entities to overcome regulatory hurdles and deploy broadband to even the most...

The 25th Navajo Nation Council’s Budget and Finance Committee recently completed a series of public hearings across all Navajo Agencies, providing community members with the opportunity to have their voices heard in addressing the Navajo Nation’s Fiscal Year 2025 Comprehensive Budget.

Community members addressed infrastructure deterioration, public safety, economic development, and veterans’ services. The BFC, in turn, committed to incorporating the feedback gathered into the FY2025 Comprehensive Budget, with a focus on delivering tangible solutions for the Diné people.

“Our community members are facing real hardships due to the lack of proper infrastructure," Council Delegate...