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Seneca Cigarette Tax Standoff : The Latest
WBEN 930
... two American Indian nations to non-Indian customers while the tribes challenge the policy shift as a threat to sovereignty and their financial well-being.

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ON THE RANCH
Santa Ynez Valley Journal
Then there are the tribes including the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of Coarsegold, Calif., Viejas Tribal Government, Alpine, Calif., ...


New York Daily News (blog)

Governor Confident Of Win In Indian Cigarette Sales Tax Fight »
New York Daily News (blog)
Paterson also expressed frustration with the tribes for waiting too long to negotiate, noting that he met yesterday with a group of 10 tribal leaders. ...

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Urbanite Baltimore

A Trip Through Time
Urbanite Baltimore
They are constructing a native village at Bending Water, with a trading post selling crafts, to educate visitors about Native American history in the region ...


WBFO

NYS taxes on Native American cigarette sales on hold
WBFO
... sales taxes from any Native American tribe in New York. The state was already blocked from collecting taxes from the Seneca and Cayuga Nations. ...

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The degree zero of culture
Asia Times Online
A giant billboard on Martyr's Square - Kandahar's Times Square - exhibited a Mullah Omar dictum: "Don't be divided between tribes and ethnic groups; ...


Buffalo News

City & Region State relents after ruling on cigarette tax
Buffalo News
The complicated web of legal cases continued to unfold as a cry for the state to stop attacking the sovereignty of Native American nations came from the ...

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CSP Daily News

NYACS Calls for Suspension of NY Cigarette Tax Hike
CSP Daily News
Tribes also sell millions of cartons of American Indian brands. Free of the state sales tax, Indian retailers have a huge competitive edge over ...

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Women claim tribes won't enforce child support
Capitol Weekly
It's all part of a confusing web of regulations governing American Indians, many of whom are citizens of both the United States and of particular tribes, ...


Senecas Stage Rallies In Irving
Jamestown Post Journal
That doesn't mean members of the Seneca Nation of Indians are any less frustrated with New York state even as the nation and its fellow tribes statewide ...

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Arizona State University increases graduation rates
Indian Country Today
The tribe agreed to recruit incoming freshmen, and ASU promised a comprehensive retention program known today as the Native American Achievement Program. ...

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American Indian artists share heritage
St. Croix Valley Press
“My artwork is an expression based on the rich Native American culture, especially of the Ojibwe and Oneida nations, combined with the influence of ...


Appellate Judge Issues Stay; Prevents NYS Tax Plan
WKBW-TV
The Green ruling temporarily enjoins the State from collecting tobacco taxes from all Native American tobacco sellers within state boundaries. ...

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Tax collection halted on Indian smokes
WIVB
For now, the tax collection plan on cigarettes sold by Native American retailers to non-Indian customers is on hold. The state of New York says it will not ...

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Moriches Daily

Tracking Hurricane Earl, Long Island Prepares
Moriches Daily
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked budget-strapped New York State's plans to tax cigarette sales by two American Indian nations to non-Indian ...

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Helicopter Photos, Part 2: Eagle Point Skywalk at Grand Canyon West
Las Vegas Weekly (blog)
Our sincere thanks to the Hualapai Indian Tribe for giving permission and access to Vegas DeLuxe for these magnificent photographs. ...


Tribes win temporary stay on cigarette tax
UPI.com
The two tribes argue that treaties signed in the early years of the American republic bar the state from taxing Indian cigarettes, The Buffalo News said. ...

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Long Island Under Tropical Storm Watch
Moriches Daily
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked budget-strapped New York State's plans to tax cigarette sales by two American Indian nations to non-Indian ...

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No 'teachable moment' after Obama meets with Bloomberg
Indian Country Today
The president's past commitment, including last year's White House Tribal Nations Summit, also inspired hope. After the round of golf, it quickly became ...

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NY appeals court halts Indian cigarette tax plan
The Associated Press
Tribes also sell millions of cartons of American Indian brands. Free of the state sales tax, Indian retailers have a huge competitive edge over ...

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Newsweek

Trying to Smoke Out More Taxes
Newsweek
The tribes have always sold tax-free cigarettes. And sales of tobacco on Native American land has exploded with the increase in national cigarette taxes ...

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WBFO

Court bars NY from collecting taxes from any Indian tribe in state
WBFO
In a written statement, Seneca Nation of Indians President Barry Snyder Sr. said, "We are extremely relieved that now all Indian nations within New York are ...

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APNewsBreak: NY appeals court halts Indian tax
The Associated Press
An earlier order had been lifted Monday by a state judge, a decision appealed by the Seneca and Cayuga nations. Those tribes won a federal court order ...

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Theodore Owl Reed Presentation Set
St. Gregory's University Athletics
Timothy, of the Creek Nation, will lead music at approximately 6 pm with members of SGU's Native American Flute Circle. Timothy, known internationally for ...


Moriches Daily

NY Tax On Tribal Cigarettes Temporarily Blocked, For Now
Moriches Daily
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked budget-strapped New York State's plans to tax cigarette sales by two American Indian nations to non-Indian ...

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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Recovery Act Support for Public Safety ...
USDA.gov (press release)
These funds are available to public bodies, non-profit organizations and federally recognized Indian tribes. More information about USDA Rural Development ...

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Moriches Daily

President tells FEMA 'be prepared for all scenarios'
Moriches Daily
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked budget-strapped New York State's plans to tax cigarette sales by two American Indian nations to non-Indian ...

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Flagstaff council delays vote on snowmaking source
Tulsa Native American Times
American Indian tribes fought the snowmaking plan for years in court, public meetings, and one tried unsuccessfully to buy the resort as a way to protect ...

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Wake Up Call »
New York Daily News (blog)
"The Seneca Nation of Indians won a temporary reprieve Tuesday in its battle to prevent the state from collecting taxes on cigarette sales to non-Indians. ...

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State Lawyers Win Latest Round In Cigarette Tax Battle
NACS Online
At stake in the conflict is the collection of what New York estimates would be $110 million in cigarette taxes from Native American tobacco retailers in the ...

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