Administration Proposes New Land-into-Trust Regulations

Administration Proposes New Land-into-Trust Regulations

The U.S. Department of the Interior earlier this month released new proposed regulations to govern the process by which land may be acquired and placed into trust status by the federal government for the benefit of tribes. Interior recognizes that taking land into...
Trump Moves to Fill Critical Indian Affairs Posts

Trump Moves to Fill Critical Indian Affairs Posts

While many tribal leaders met in Milwaukee, WI at the National Congress of American Indians’ 74th Annual Convention, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced the nomination of Tara Sweeney to the position of Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs. Sweeney stands...
Scott Tucker Found Guilty in Rent-a-Tribe Payday Loan Scheme

Scott Tucker Found Guilty in Rent-a-Tribe Payday Loan Scheme

It took a federal court jury only five hours to return a guilty verdict for Scott Tucker and attorney Timothy Muir in their trial for fraud, money laundering, conspiracy, and racketeering. Over the course of almost a month, federal prosecutors told the story of how...
Senate Seeking Bipartisan Fixes to Dodd-Frank

Senate Seeking Bipartisan Fixes to Dodd-Frank

As the Financial CHOICE Act 2.0 stalls in the Senate, a group of moderate Democrats are reaching across the aisle to bring smaller, but meaningful, changes to the Dodd-Frank Act, Obama-era legislation that placed considerable restraints on financial institutions...
Trump Inches Closer to Nominating New Fed Chair

Trump Inches Closer to Nominating New Fed Chair

On October 11th, President Trump met with Stanford Economist John Taylor about assuming the role of Chair of the Federal Reserve when Janet Yellen’s term leading the Fed’s Board of Governors expires in January. Speculation has swirled for months over who will assume...

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