WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Naabik’íyáti’ Committee held a two-day work session on Oct. 8 and 9 to assess project updates, current challenges, and the expenditure status of projects funded by the Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund, American Rescue Plan Act.

The Naabik’íyáti’ Committee assessed the progress of the Next Generation E911 and Rural Addressing Project, a major initiative funded by $35 million in ARPA allocations, on Oct. 8. The project, aimed at modernizing emergency response services and developing a comprehensive rural addressing system, has encumbered almost $35 million of the allocated funds, with nine contracts completed to date.

Controller Sean McCabe...

The University of New Mexico Hospital has agreed on a contract with United Health Professionals NM division of the American Federation of Teachers, which will represent about 400 clinical employees working at UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center – A Campus of UNM Hospital.

The most recent round of bargaining began on Sept. 18, with teams meeting nine times before agreeing on a collective bargaining agreement. The contract covers employment terms for both regular and pro re nata employees. The agreement includes a 3% wage increase for the employees. This wage increase is consistent with increases other UNM Hospital employees received earlier this year. Union members voted to ratify the...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Naabik’íyáti’ Committee approved Legislation No. 0135-24 on Oct. 14. The piece of legislation proposed to appropriate $148 million from the Síhasin Fund for infrastructure improvements at senior centers across the Navajo Nation.

The decision followed extended discussions among delegates, many of whom raised concerns about the need for a more detailed and structured approach to the allocation of funds. The discussions centered around whether the proposed expenditure plan was adequate to meet the varying infrastructure needs of senior centers across the Nation.

Council Delegate Herman Daniels supported a regionalized approach to senior center projects...

An unscheduled water outage that is affecting parts of Morgan Avenue started at 10 am and is expected to last until 6 pm.

The outage will affect City of Gallup water customers in the following area:

• 600-700 block of West Morgan Avenue