Oversight committee outlines bills to tighten child-welfare reporting, tribal coordination and investigative practice Committee leaders described a slate of bills born from stakeholder work after three child fatalities, including a tribal memorandum of understanding, school‑records access for caseworkers, tightened mandatory‑reporting language, expanded hotline review, and a 72‑hour advanced forensic‑interview requirement.

In the wake of tragic child fatalities, Arizona lawmakers are pushing for new bills to enhance child welfare reporting and improve communication between state agencies and tribes.

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City approves $148,000 amendment for long-running Foster Pilot water-rights project Port Orchard authorized Amendment No. 7 to its Foster Pilot Project services contract with TerraPhase Engineering to cover additional mitigation planning, tribal and Ecology coordination, and hydrological analysis; the amendment raises the contract total to $772,348.

Port Orchard's council has just approved a $148,000 amendment to a decade-long water rights project, raising questions about the future of local water resources.

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RAC adopts Book Cliffs bison management plan after discussion on horses, objectives and tribal access Clint Sampson presented a Book Cliffs plan that sets wintering adult objectives (400 for South/Little Creek, 250 for Bitter Creek), reports removal of just under 350 feral horses by helicopter, and notes coordination with the Ute Tribe for access; the RAC approved the plan unanimously.

The Central Region Advisory Committee has just approved a groundbreaking bison management plan that balances herd objectives with innovative feral horse removals and tribal coordination!

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State officials discuss reestablishment of Indian Affairs Council for Native American advocacy Officials review steps to reestablish Indian Affairs Council and support tribal coordination efforts.

Connecticut lawmakers are taking a stand for Native American rights by pushing to reestablish the Indian Affairs Council—will their efforts lead to real change?

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