26 feb New Mexico Tribe Sues State Over Gambling Compact Negotiations
The Pojoaque Pueblo is throwing legal tomahawks at the state of New Mexico over a compact they feel is maybe not being negotiated in good faith (Image: Pojoaque Pueblo Realty)
It's no secret that the compact negotiations between United states Indian tribes and states concerning gambling enterprises and other gambling facilities could be contentious throughout the best of that time period. On the one hand, states are often reluctant partners who desire to get just as much financial benefit as possible without allowing tribes to offer unrestricted gaming on their land. Meanwhile, the tribes are frequently unhappy about having to negotiate at all to create economic development to land that is supposed to be their own.
Tense Standoff
That is a pretty good description of the relationship between New Mexico and the Pojoaque Pueblo tribe of Native Us citizens. Right now, the two edges are running under a concise that can last until June 2015. But with that agreement running out in about 18 months, negotiations are underway to hit a bargain that is new the Pojoaque Pueblo doesn't think the state is dealing in good faith.
That's why the tribe has made a decision to sue the continuing state over the failure in negotiations. According to the Pojoaque Pueblo, hawaii federal government plus in particular, Governor Susana Martinez's administration was trying to gather an illegal income tax without any new benefits for t