Sen. Max Baucus

As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over taxes, health care, trade, and Social Security, I’m in a unique position to help introduce and pass legislation that directly affects families across the nation....

January 08, 2013
Three tribal leaders testified before the U.S...
John Steele

Our Indian nations and tribes are the first American sovereigns. Our people were always free....

August 06, 2012
Chad Yazzie

The political power fronts between federal and state governments are complicated and sometimes volatile....

July 17, 2012
Mark Trahant

The Supreme Court will most likely issue a decision on Thursday that will leave a mess behind. I doubt there will be a clean decision—up or down—it’s far more likely that court will focus on the most narrow of issues. Then the political process can sort out what’s left standing....

June 27, 2012
Former 23-year council member for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, David Cypress, plead guilty on April 13 to filing a false income tax return, agreeing to pay $5.46 million to the I...
Dante Desiderio

Congress all but guaranteed tribal finance to be a clear winner in the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act....

February 21, 2012
The California Gambling Control Commission cannot release the Alturas Indian Rancheria's gaming funds in accordance with an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) levy, a federal judge ord...