‘Complete Vindication’ for New Mexico Tribes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a common sense observation that it makes no sense to claim revenue sharing based on something that is not, in fact, revenue,\u201d said Richard W. Hughes, lawyer for the Santa Clara and Santa Ana pueblos, who added that the tribes \u201cfeel like it was a complete vindication of [their] position, a position we\u2019ve taken consistently for the 10, 12 years this dispute has been going on.\u201d<\/p>\n
The state could appeal, a decision that will be up to New Mexico\u2019s new Democratic governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. But the new governor is more sensitive to tribal interests than her predecessor, Susana Martinez, which makes an appeal less likely.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday Lujan Grisham signed a bill into law that replaces the Columbus Day holiday in New Mexico with Indigenous People\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
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A federal judge in New Mexico has ruled the states\u2019 assertion that six of its tribal operators owe millions in revenue-share back payments is based on flawed accounting, The Santa Fe New Mexican reports. In 2017, the New Mexican Gaming Control Board requested payment of more than $60 million from most of the state\u2019s 14 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":102105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,60,18,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Federal Court Sides With New Mexico Tribes On $60 Million Rev-Share Bill<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n