{"id":280034,"date":"2023-07-04T18:50:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T23:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=280034"},"modified":"2023-07-05T12:47:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T17:47:10","slug":"maine-gov-janet-mills-vetoes-bill-to-give-wabanaki-federal-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/maine-gov-janet-mills-vetoes-bill-to-give-wabanaki-federal-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Gov. Janet Mills Vetoes Bill to Give Wabanaki Tribes Federal Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maine\u2019s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has vetoed legislation that would have afforded the state\u2019s tribes greater access to federal beneficial laws. Mills\u2019 rejection of the bill (ID 2004) Friday occurred despite overwhelming bipartisan support in the House and Senate.<\/p>\n

\"Janet
Maine Gov. Janet Mills argued ID 2004 would cause more legal trouble than it\u2019s worth, a stance that has angered the tribes who experience a narrower version of sovereignty than tribes elsewhere in the US. (Image: Bangor Daily News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The four Wabanaki tribes have long demanded the same rights as other tribes in the country. The governor\u2019s decision to veto a bill whose approval was described by Penobscot Nation\u00a0Chief Kirk Francis as \u201ca landmark victory in the pursuit of Wabanaki self-determination\u201d has mystified observers and angered the tribes.<\/p>\n

It is the second time<\/a> Mills has vetoed a bill that would have expanded sovereignty for the tribes, whose sovereign rights are restricted compared to Native American groups in other states.<\/p>\n

\u2018Conflict and Litigation\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a six-page veto letter, Mills said the bill \u201ccontained a complicated series of provisions that, in my view, pose a very serious risk of conflict and litigation rather than collaboration and communication.\u201d<\/p>\n

ID 2004 would have placed Maine\u2019s tribes on the same footing as the other 570 federally recognized tribes in the US, giving them access to federal benefits they have been denied by a 1980 land claims settlement.<\/p>\n

Or almost on equal footing.<\/p>\n

The bill would not allow the tribes to organize Class II gaming on their reservations under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). That was a concession added by the bill\u2019s authors to win the support of Maine Republicans.<\/p>\n

Sports Betting Redress<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Under the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act (MICSA), the tribes were afforded a narrower version of sovereign rights enjoyed by many other Native American tribes, including the right to organize gaming. Currently, their reservations are treated like municipalities, which means they remain subject to state laws.<\/p>\n

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MICSA also stipulated that federal laws enacted after 1980 would not apply to the Wabanaki tribes unless the law mentioned Maine specifically. 1988\u2019s IGRA, which codified Native American gaming rights on tribal lands, didn\u2019t.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mills attempted to partially redress this imbalance when she led negotiations with the tribes on the legalization of sports betting and agreed to give them exclusivity over mobile wagering<\/a>. Maine legalized sports betting in the spring of 2022, but it has yet to launch in the state.<\/p>\n

Override Possible<\/strong><\/h2>\n

ID 2004 passed the state legislature with a supermajority, garnering the two-thirds of the vote needed to override the governor\u2019s veto.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s no guarantee that will happen. Lawmakers who were previously persuaded to support the bill may now waver when asked to vote against the governor, and there\u2019s not much room for maneuvering.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026[a]\u00a0bipartisan, supermajority of the Legislature passed this bill and [that\u2019s] exactly why I will work tirelessly to harness that same group of legislators and override this veto,\u201d House speaker Talbot Ross (D-Portland) said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maine\u2019s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has vetoed legislation that would have afforded the state\u2019s tribes greater access to federal beneficial laws. Mills\u2019 rejection of the bill (ID 2004) Friday occurred despite overwhelming bipartisan support in the House and Senate. The four Wabanaki tribes have long demanded the same rights as other tribes in the country. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":280035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,61,18456],"tags":[86962,84199,86964,86963],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMaine Gov. Janet Mills Vetoes Bill to Give Wabanaki Federal Rights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Maine Gov. 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