Skip to main content

02/12/09 - Gov. Paterson "not interested" in talking Catskills casino until Seneca tax issue resolved

  • Author:
  • Updated:
    Original:

Gov. David Paterson said today he is "not interested" in moving ahead in talks with Seneca Nation leaders over a new downstate casino until a dispute over collection of cigarette and gasoline taxes is resolved.

The chamber of the House of Representatives is seen at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. President Joe Biden will deliver his State of the Union speech Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress and the nation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
News

Alaska high court keeps Alaska Native candidate off ballot

By The Associated Press1 hour ago
A correctional officer checks a car entering the main gate of San Quentin State Prison on July 9, 2020, in San Quentin, Calif. A group of legislators, advocates, academics, and public health officials gathered at San Quentin State Prison to discuss a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility that has sickened more than 1,400 inmates with six deaths. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
News

California AG fights inmate’s petition for new hearing

By Richard Arlin Walker1 hour ago
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue _ whether to ban consideration of race in college admissions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Outside

Supreme Court sides with coach who sought to pray after game

By Associated Press2 hours ago
NDN Collective - feature image
Press Pool

NDN Collective responds to Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade

By Press Pool2 hours ago
Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation - feature image
Press Pool

20th Anniversary of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation Federal Acknowledgement

By Press Pool2 hours ago
Us. supreme court
Outside

Roe ruling shows complex relationship between court, public

By Associated Press3 hours ago
“Oak Flat is like Mount Sinai to us — our most sacred site where we connect with our Creator, our faith, our families, and our land,” said Dr. Wendsler Nosie, Sr. of Apache Stronghold. “It is a place of healing that has been sacred to us since long before Europeans arrived on this continent. My children, grandchildren, and the generations after them deserve to practice our traditions at Oak Flat.”
Press Pool

Federal appeals court greenlights destruction of sacred Native land

By Press Pool3 hours ago
Pictured: San Antonio Police Department tries to stop queer Lakota-led Ikiya Collective from marching at 'Pride Bigger Than Texas' march with 'They won't stop with abortion, rise up for our rights abortion rights!' banner.
Press Pool

Ikiya Collective at 'Pride Bigger Than Texas' march: They won't stop with abortion, rise up for our rights

By Press Pool4 hours ago
Pictured: Senator Lisa Murkowski at U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on June 22, 2022
Press Pool

Vice Chairman Murkowski: It is long past time to come to terms with the dark legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

By Press Pool5 hours ago