2015 Economic Development News Stories
Oklahoma Tribe plans international poker website after arbitrator's ruling (Southwest Times Record) 12/30/15
Omaha Tribe shifts its focus from legalizing pot to growing hemp (Omaha) 12/27/15
Big win for Sioux challenge to state tax (Courthouse News Service) 12/23/15
National Indian Gaming Commission reaches settlement deal with California tribe (Casino City Times) 12/22/15
State senator files bill to create gaming commission (TCPalm) 12/22/15
Warm Springs tribes vote on growing, selling marijuana (Oregon Live) 12/17/15
Wampanoag Tribe asks federal judge to reconsider casino ruling (Vineyard Gazette) 12/11/15
Florida, Seminole tribe reach $3 billion gambling deal (Fox 13 News) 12/8/15
Seminole tribe's Chairman Billie and Gov. Scott call gaming compact 'historic' (Tampa Bay Times) 12/8/15
Florida Supreme Court agrees to take up slot machine dispute (SF Gate) 12/1/15
Native American tribe bets on olive oil (NPR) 12/1/15
Talks continue over how to limit but still expand gambling in Florida (Miami Herald) 11/27/15
CannaNative announces strategic alliance with National Indian Cannabis Coalition (NICC) (Reuters) 11/20/15
Legal experts urge caution as tribes enter pot business (ABC News) 11/19/15
House bill would let tribes set own labor rules (Denver Post) 11/18/15
Obama choices his agenda over American-Indians (The Daily Caller) 11/18/15
U.S. House measure to halt casino near Glendale fails (AZ Central) 11/17/15
House fails to block new tribal casino (AZ Daily Sun) 11/16/15
Tiguas ask court to allow gambling (El Paso Times) 11/10/15
Tribe's recreational, medicinal marijuana operation suspended (Grand Forks Herald) 11/10/15
Flandreau Sioux put marijuana resort on hold (USA Today) 11/8/15
Mashpee Wampanoag casino land deal in East Taunton finalized (SouthCoast Today) 11/7/15
U.S. appeals court, in latest ruling, upholds tribe's plan to open W.V. casino
(YourWestValley) 11/6/15
Seneca Nation lays groundwork for medical marijuana business (KSL) 11/4/15
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas wins right to establish gaming facility (Eastex Advocate) 10/28/15
Tiguas get favorable decision on some gaming (El Paso Times) 10/27/15
Seminole Tribe files complaint against Florida over gaming compact dispute (South Florida Business Journal) 10/27/15
Indian tribes look beyond casinos for income (NY Times) 10/23/15
Tribes urge Obama administration to take a stand on taxation (Indianz) 10/21/15
CannaNative: historic partnership offers 566 Native American tribes and sovereign nations sustainable cannabis-based economic solutions (Reuters) 10/12/15
Where to stash cannabis cash? Tribal Nations make bid to bank it (Bloomberg) 10/11/15
MGM seeks to invalidate tribal casino partnership in Connecticut (Encore) 10/9/15
‘We have a deal!’ BIA approves Mashpee Wampanoag casino (Indian Country Today) 10/7/15
Marijuana goes Native American and tax free (Forbes) 10/1/15
South Dakota tribe to open nation's first marijuana resort (Denver Post) 9/29/15
Wisconsin tribes consider legalizing marijuana (Northern Public Radio) 9/24/15
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe plans to start Taunton casino in spring (SouthCoast Today) 9/19/15
Special Trustee Vince Logan to address tribal tax conference (Indainz) 9/14/15
Joint tribal casino plan won't prove easy (The Day) 9/11/15
Squaxin, Suquamish tribes working on plans to sell marijuana (News Tribune) 9/11/15
Mashantucket, Mohegan tribes to begin pursuit of jointly run casino (Norwich Bulletin) 9/10/15
Federal judge dismisses tribal chairman's lawsuit against banking regulators (Bloomberg Business) 9/9/15
Maine tribe plans to create marijuana cultivation facility (Reporter Herald) 9/9/15
Standing Rock attorney wants to legalize hemp on reservation (Capitol Press) 8/26/15
Menominee Tribe approves marijuana legalization (WUWM) 8/21/15
Minneapolis Fed launches Center for Indian Country Development (Bank News) 8/15/15
Arizona tribe takes aim at governor, AG in casino fight (SF Gate) 8/18/15
Menominee Indian Tribe begins process to legalize marijuana on reservation (Channel3000) 8/17/15
Feds side with Tulalip Tribes in Quil Ceda tax fight
(Indian Country Today) 8/12/15
Tribe in S.D. going into ‘pot’ business (Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette) 8/2/15
Ex-US attorney wants feds to lift ban on hemp growing on South Dakota reservation (Greenfield Daily Reporter) 7/30/15
Tribes impact state's economy (Durango Herald) 7/29/15
'Location is everything' in tribal casino dispute (NPR) 7/29/15
U.S. tribal casinos see fifth straight year of revenue increases (Casino City Times) 7/27/15
Eastern Pequots elect chairwoman, endorse development plan (The Day) 7/25/15
Tribal lenders praise Treasury Department study of industry (Indianz) 7/20/15
First Native American tribe prepares to open legal marijuana business (The Fix) 7/15/15
Navajo utility fined for violating Clean Water Act (Santa Fe New Mexican) 7/08/15
The feds suggest they won't interfere, but Indian tribes are still wary of marijuana farming (Washington Post) 7/08/15
Briefing completed in Ninth Circuit tribal lending case challenging CFPB [Consumer Finance Protection Bureau re: "pay day loans] authority (CFPB Monitor) 7/06/15
Sixth Circuit holds National Labor Relations Act applicable to Indian tribe's casinos (JD Supra Legal Alerts) 7/03/15
SD state law limits who may buy pot on reservations (KSFY) 6/30/15
Facing new regulations, Osage oil producers to file suit against Bureau of Indian Affairs (Tulsa World) 6/30/15
High stakes for county in Tulalips� tax-collection lawsuit (HeraldNet) 6/26/15
South Dakota Indian tribe signs contract with Colorado-based marijuana growing company (Daily Reporter) 6/24/15
Quapaw seek to have Kansas lawsuit on gaming expansion thrown out (Joplin Globe) 6/19/15
A new day now for Indian Country (The Hill) 6/17/2014
Caution urged as tribes enter new industry (Indianz) 6/17/2015
Federal agency clears way for gambling compacts with New Mexico tribes after years of talks (The Daily Reporter) 6/10/2015
Northern California tribe wins right to develop casino (LA Times) 6/10/2015
Tribe wins major labor dispute; Tribes, check your treaty language (Indian Country Today) 6/4/2015
Tester, Udall introduce bill to prevent damaging cuts in Indian Country (Valley Daily Post) 6/4/2015
Commission welcomes recent GAO report [on Indian gaming] (International Business Times) 6/3/15
Native American Organics, LLC announces the launch of a groundbreaking cannabis company (Reuters) 6/2/2015
Native American casinos � revenue overview and trend analysis (Casino News Daily) 5/29/2015
Northwest tribes are a growinng obstacle to energy development (High Country News) 5/27/2015
2 Vermont women sue over tribe's online lending practices (ABC News) 5/15/2015
Cherokee Nation announces $1.5 billion impact on northeast Oklahoma economy (Cherokee) 5/15/2015
Viejas Tribe show how to succeed in business, and in tribal benefits
(Indian Country Today) 4/29/15
Navajo Nation plans to be first tribe to implement immigrant investor jobs program
(Indian Country Today) 4/20/15
Martinez signs new Indian gaming compact (Albuquerque Business First) 4/14/15
AMERIND Risk is meeting more tribal insurance needs (Indian Country Today) 4/13/15
Food or marijuana production: Which has a better return for tribes?
(Indian Country Today) 4/2/15
Federal judge dismisses Duluth's attempt to reinstate Fond-du-Luth casino agreement (Greenfield Reporter) 4/1/15
Franks' H.R. 308 - Keep the Promise Act passes Natural Resources Committee (Peoria Times) 3/25/15
Navajo Nation signs gambling compact with New Mexico (KRQE) 3/24/15
Native American tribes eye marijuana business - with their tax-free gaming advantage (Forbes) 3/23/15
Tribes get $6 million in federal funds for energy efficiency projects (Indian Country Today) 3/23/15
Southeastern Massachusetts casino hopefuls seek another extension (Massachusetts Live) 3/16/15
Connecticut tribes propose casino partnership to battle competition, lawmakers support
(Indian Country Today) 3/12/15
Connecticut tribes propose casino partnership to battle competition, lawmakers support
(Indian Country Today) 3/12/15
One Native's enterprising plan to keep tribal resources within the community
(Indian Country Today) 3/12/15
Kansas challenges decision on Cherokee County tribal gaming (Kansas City InfoZine) 3/11/15
Senate approves gambling compact with New Mexico tribes (Colorado Springs Gazette) 3/11/15
Seminole Tribe pushes for continued gambling monopoly as Florida lawmakers resist (Bradenton Herald) 3/11/15
Corning casino focus of lawsuit claiming millions embezzled from tribe (The Sacramento Bee) 3/10/15
Navajo Nation officials hope to lure foreign investments (Four Corners News) 3/8/15
Clock ticking on proposed New Mexico gambling compact (Idaho Statesman) 2/24/15
New Mexico tribe urges lawmakers to approve compact
(KCBD) 2/18/15
Gov. Bullock announces grant funding for Native American small business owners
(Indian Country Today) 2/16/15
Not alone in the dark: Navajo Nation's lack of electricity problem (Indian Country Today) 2/11/15
Suquamish Tribe's economic boom 'breathtaking'
(Bainbridge Review) 1/30/15
Gambling compact reached with Menominee Tribe
(Gaming Today) 1/22/15
Of stereotypes and slack reporting standards: The Economist's claim that Native American gaming leads to "sloth"
(Talk Poverty) 1/21/15
Federal lawmakers revive effort to scuttle $400 million West Valley casino project (Your West Valley) 1/15/15
Appeals court hears Alabama challenge to Indian casinos (Birmingham Business Journal) 1/13/15
The Jicarilla Apache Nation announces agreement on new gaming compact (Indian Country Today) 1/1/15
