USDA’s Rural Development Undersecretary Xochitl (So-CHEEL) Torres Small says they are extending the application deadline for the ReConnect Program funding to March 9.
SEATTLE (AP) — The Tulalip and Suquamish tribes are suing the Coast Guard, alleging a failure to protect endangered orcas from the risk of oil spills associated with tanker traffic in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
In a complaint filed in U...
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill that seeks to improve oral health on reservations in Washington state.
The measure signed Wednesday is the first bill the governor has signed this legislative session. It allows tribes to use federal funding for dental therapists, who provide preventative care and procedures such as cleanings, fillings and oral exams...
OLYMPIA (AP) — The first bill to clear the Washington state Legislature this year will allow tribes access to federal dollars when using midlevel dental care providers, known as dental therapists.
The News Tribune says Senate Bill 5079 sponsored by state Sen...
SEATTLE (AP) — The federal government is expanding a program that allows American Indian tribes to access national criminal databases.
The program also fixed a system that allowed a man to buy a gun that was later used in 2014 by his son to kill four classmates and himself at Washington's Marysville-Pilchuck High School...