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Chumash get high-powered lobbying help in Washington, D.C.
Santa Ynez Notebook
OCTOBER 3, 2005
Santa Ynez Notebook
The sparring between Santa Barbara County and the Chumash tribe
moved to the national stage Sept. 7-8, as Chumash Chairman Vincent
Armenta and Secretary/Treasurer Kenneth Kahn went to Washington
to meet with a host of influential legislators, lobbyists and
their aides.
Article “Stacked Deck”
From The Legal Times
Vol XXI
No. 44
MARCH 29, 1999
“STACKED DECK”- Tribes Claim Gaming
Panel Favors Old-Line Casinos. With the federal commission on
gambling in the midst of drafting its final report—which
will incluing industry—pro- and anti-gambling forces of
all stripes are girding for a fresh lobbying de recommendations
to Congress on how to address the rapid growth of the gambattle.
Excerpt from Article “Is Panel Biased Against Tribes?”
“IS PANEL BIASED AGAINST TRIBES?”- Indian
tribe lobbyist Thomas Rodgers says that members of the gambling
commission harbored a bias against his clients.
… Rodgers and others who have kept close tabs on the
panel, appointed in 1997 to study the social and economic impacts
of legalized gambling, argue that after almost two years of
gathering information and testimony on all forms of gambling,
the commissioners seem pointed to issue a report that takes
specific aim at Indian gaming.
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