How effective will the Tribal Law and Order Act be? Some tribal officials are skeptical...

See the full story HERE in the Farmington, NM, Daily Times.  New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman met with officials from the Navajo Nation, and the Jicarilla and Zuni Tribes this week to discuss the recently-enacted Tribal Law and Order Act.  While they supported the idea of giving the tribes more crime-fighting authority, many were skeptical that the Act would be effective.....and didn't like how much it will cost the tribes to carry out its enforcement.

 

"We see it as an unfunded mandate," sais Rosa Maria Cortez of the Navajo Nation Public Defender's Office.

 

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