WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation’s Naabik’íyáti’ Committee unanimously supported Legislation 0145-24 on Sept. 26.

Sponsored by Delegate Carl Slater, the bill aims to amend the existing tobacco products tax and enact a new tax on electronic smoking and nicotine products. The legislation is designed to deter tobacco use, support cessation, particularly among Diné youth, and is projected to result in long-term healthcare cost savings for the Navajo Nation.

The tax increases will also generate significant revenue, a portion of which will be directed to the Office of Traditional Cultural and Spiritual Healing under the Navajo Department of Health. The OTCSH will use the...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation Board of Election Supervisors updated the Naabik'íyáti’ Committee on the upcoming general election and the disqualification of 192 candidates from positions on the general election ballot on Sept. 26.

The decision to remove the 192 candidates follows Resolution CJA-08-24, which requires candidates to file their campaign expense reports within 10 days of any Navajo Nation election, including primaries. Failure to file disqualifies candidates for five years.

According to the Chair of the Board of Election Supervisors, Melvin Harrison, 99 grievances have been filed with the Office of Hearing and Appeals.


Harrison emphasized that the election...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation Council Delegate Lomardo Aseret announced on Sept. 30 that he is stepping down as a member of the council, effective immediately, to retire from public service and spend more time with family and loved ones.

Aseret has served as an elected member of the Council since January 2023, representing the communities of Houck, Klagetoh, Nahata Dziil, Tsé Si Ani, and Wide Ruins.

“I am very grateful for the opportunity to serve my communities and I thank the people who supported and helped me along the way," he said. "I feel we set the foundation for many initiatives that are in progress. I also thank all of my Council colleagues, staff members, and many...

As the public is on high alert due to multiple school shooting threats floating around online, an 18-year-old high school student was caught by Navajo Police with a pellet gun during the Chinle High School Homecoming dance in Chinle, Ariz.

The Navajo Police Department was conducting a security check during the Homecoming dance on Sept. 28 when they received a report of a possible armed student at the event.

Additional officers responded and searched the area. The student was located carrying a pellet hand gun and arrested.

This incident is still under investigation.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the NPD Chinle District at (928)...