WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Law and Order Committee convened their regular meeting on April 1  to discuss concerns about crime in border towns that impact nearby Navajo communities.

LOC member Council Delegate Herman Daniels Jr. (Tsah Bii Kin, Navajo Mountain, Shonto, Oljato) highlighted issues such as children playing in unsafe abandoned buildings, particularly in Halchita, Utah and increasing incidents of dog attacks on people and livestock.

“Halchita, Utah is a small community, in the middle of the housing there is an abandoned DNA building, the building is run down, burned and unsafe and there are children who go in there every night,” he said.

He recommended a joint meeting...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The 25th Navajo Nation Council recently passed Legislation No. 0067-24, which will amend and extend the obligation deadline for Navajo Nation’s Fiscal Recovery Funding for central support and regulatory services to Dec. 31, if the resolution is signed into law by the Navajo Nation President.

The legislation, passed on March 26, will amend Section Seven of Resolution No. CJY-41-21, which was signed into law in July 2021 and allocated over $1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funding for various purposes and also allocated 10% of the ARPA funds for central and regulatory services to help carry out the expenditure of the ARPA funds.

The 10% allocation supports...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The 25th Navajo Nation Council will convene for a special session on March 26, 2024, at 10 am (MDT) at the Navajo Nation Council Chamber in Window Rock, Ariz., to consider Legislation No. 0067-24 to comply with the U.S. Treasury’s obligation deadlines and Legislation No. 0020-24, approving the almost $1 million from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance for the Navajo Election Administration for its expenses in preparation for the 2024 Navajo Nation elections.

Resolution No. CJY-41-21, Section Seven, established that Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Funding allocated for central support services and regulatory services will automatically revert to the NNFRF if...

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health announced the appointment of Dr. José A. Acosta, MD, MBA, MPH as the new Director for the Public Health Division on March 7. Acosta will report directly to Secretary Patrick Allen and assume his new role starting April 1.

“I’m delighted that Dr. Acosta has accepted the challenge to step into the role as leader of our Public Health Division. He has done outstanding work in his current role leading the Developmental Disabilities Supports Division through a challenging time, and I’m confident he has the public health, medical and leadership background and experience to take public health to the next level, as DOH works to achieve its...