White Mountain Independent

1 day ago | wmicentral.com | Shondiin Silversmith

Two days after he ignored a subpoena demanding he appear before the Navajo Nation Council as it kicked off its spring legislative session, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren will deliver his State of the Navajo Nation address on April 23. It will be the first time that Nygren has appeared in the council chambers since January, when he cut his speech short and left before completing his quarterly State of the Navajo Nation address amid questions from delegates that he thought were disrespectful.

2 days ago | wmicentral.com | Howard Fischer

PHOENIX – Andy Biggs got a bump late Monday in his bid for governor: an endorsement from President Trump. In a post on his Truth Social media, the president acknowledged he already had said last year he was supporting Karrin Taylor Robson in her quest to be the Republican nominee to take on incumbent Democrat Katie Hobbs in 2026. And Robson has used the claim that she was the only Trump-endorsed candidate in the face in virtually every one of her press releases.

6 days ago | wmicentral.com | Howard Fischer

PHOENIX – Running out of time and money, Gov. Katie Hobbs is upping the stakes in her bid to get more dollars for programs for the developmentally disabled. The governor told lawmakers Thursday she will veto any new bills they send to her until she gets a measure with $122 million needed to fund the services through June 30, the end of the fiscal year. Without the dollars, the cash runs out at the end of the month. kAm|@C6 E@ E96 A@:?E[ w@33D D2:5 :E ?665D E@ 36 :?

6 days ago | wmicentral.com | Howard Fischer

PHOENIX – State lawmakers are proposing a new tactic designed to keep local officials from enacting new gun regulations: personal fines against those who approve these ordinances. Legislation given final approval this week would allow a judge to award a $5,000 civil penalty against any elected or appointed official who "knowingly and willfully" violates an existing statute that preempts cities and counties from enacting any law, rule or tax relating to firearms.

6 days ago | wmicentral.com | Llewellyn King

October 1989, I found myself in a small hotel, the Londonderry Arms, on the Antrim Coast of Northern Ireland. During “The Troubles,” evidence of the sectarian strife was everywhere, even along that beautiful shoreline, complete as it is with the Giant’s Causeway, one of Northern Ireland’s big tourist attractions. My wife, Linda Gasparello, and I were reminded of the bitter divisions between Protestants and Catholics when we were stopped by British soldiers at a roadblock.