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Fort Sill Apache Tribe Seeks Gaming Compact

April 6, 2015
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The New Mexico Supreme Court recently rejected a petition from the Fort Sill Apache Tribe that sought to require Governor Martinez to negotiate a gaming compact with the tribe. NMiF producer Sarah Gustavus sat down with  Fort Sill Apache Tribal Chairman Jeff Haozous to talk about why the tribe wants to open a casino in New…

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Legislature 2015: Whistleblower Protection

March 5, 2015

By: Gwyneth Doland New Mexico’s Whistleblower Protection Act went into effect in 2010 and since then the state says it has had to spend a lot more money dealing with lawsuits allowed by the law. A bill sponsored by Rep. Larry Larrañaga, R-Albuquerque, (HB 532) would address that by making it harder to make a whistleblower claim. Under…

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