Press Releases:
05/04/09 Speaker Morgan, Navajo Transit System announce arrival of new buses 05/01/09 Speaker Morgan, Navajo Elections Supervisors welcome new board member Norman L. Begay 04/30/09 Judiciary Committee visit Washington officials, advocate for Navajo Supreme Court building 04/29/09 2nd Annual Standards of Conduct conference a success, filled to capacity 04/24/09 Retired Coconino County Supervisor Louise Yellowman honored by Navajo Nation Council 04/24/09 Speaker Morgan chairs meeting of Council of Large Land Base Tribes, re-elected as vice chairman 04/20/09 Navajo Council welcomes Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to the Navajo Nation 04/13/09 Speaker Morgan announces 2009 Spring Session agenda 04/13/09 Navajo Nation Council to convene for special session April 17 04/10/09 Judiciary Committee members attend 34th Annual Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference 04/09/09 Morgan disappointed with U.S. Supreme Court action to reverse decision of Peabody Coal Co. case 04/03/09 Kee Allen Begay sends appreciation to Judicial Branch for coordinating 50th Annual Justice Day 04/01/09 Navajo Nation receives grant from Citizens Energy Corp. for low-cost heating for low income families 03/26/09 Navajo Council delegates from Chinle area honor student-athletes of Chinle High School 03/24/09 Dennehotso Chapter celebrates groundbreaking of new multipurpose building 03/22/09 Navajo Nation advocates for healthcare facility for veterans at national conference in Calif. 03/17/09 Ethics and Rules Office announces website for 2nd Annual Standards of Conduct Conference 03/10/09 Navajo Council discuss To'Nanees'Dizi Local Tax Code during work session 03/04/09 Speaker Morgan thanks Katosha Nakai for services to the Navajo Nation 03/02/09 Navajo Council delegates ask Northern Agency Caucus to support idea of keeping trust funds in Utah 02/23/09 Navajo Council to convene for work session, special session on Desert Rock Energy Project 02/16/09 Navajo Nation Council commends U.S. Congress for including jail funding in stimulus package 02/16/09 Speaker Morgan sends condolences to family of Carl Venne, chairman of the Crow Nation 02/06/09 Navajo Council delegates attend American Indian Day at New Mexico State Legislature 01/29/09 Navajo Council concludes 2009 winter session 01/29/09 Navajo Council delegates attend Indian Caucus Day at Utah State Capitol 01/28/09 Navajo Council Delegate Leonard Chee elected treasurer of Arizona Indian Gaming Assoc. 01/26/09 New 2008 edition of Navajo Nation Code Annotated available for purchase 01/23/09 Navajo Council congratulates new Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer 01/10/09 Speaker Morgan congratulates Sheriff Dedman, County Attorney Whiting in Chinle, Ariz. 01/09/09 Speaker Morgan attends inaugurations for all 110 Navajo chapters on behalf of Navajo Council 12/31/08 Office of the Speaker schedules work session for New Mexico council delegates 12/30/08 Baahaali Chapter becomes LGA certified, receives $160,000 check as incentive 12/28/08 Navajo Council appropriates funds to Navajo chapters, overrides President's veto 12/28/08 MacDonald-Lone Tree elected vice president of National Order of Women Legislators 12/28/08 Speaker Morgan's office helping Navajo Mountain with water supply, keeping roads operational 12/26/08 Speaker Morgan, Navajo Transit System sign MOU for purchase of new buses, $1 flat rate 12/25/08 Happy Holidays from Speaker Morgan and the 21st Navajo Nation Council 12/23/08 Baahaali Chapter being recommended for Local Governance Certification 12/23/08 Thoreau Chapter receives Tribal Instrastructure Fund for road improvements 12/22/08 Council delegates attend work session to strategize upcoming Arizona legislative session 11/27/08 Thanksgiving Day Message from Speaker Lawrence T. Morgan 11/24/08 Work Session scheduled for Navajo Council to consider DPI study on Nov. 25-26 11/22/08 Navajo Nation leaders attend 108th birthday celebration for Nellie Rose 11/19/08 Red Mesa Chapter inching closer to LGA certification, receives TCDC support 11/13/08 President Shirley's initiatives fail to move forward for insufficiency of signatures 10/25/08 Speaker Morgan congratulates Rough Rock Community School, receives NIEA Award 10/16/08 Reduced prices for Navajo Nation Code Annotated books and CD ROM 10/15/08 Ethics & Rules Committee proposes administrative amendments to procedures 10/13/08 Speaker Morgan announces Fall Session agenda 10/13/08 Speaker Morgan to present report on feasibility of a constitutional government 10/12/08 Morgan gives keynote address to Native American Economic Development Conference 10/12/08 Navajo Council to convene for work session to discuss investments 10/03/08 Agreement will ultimately speed up review process for capital improvement projects 09/25/08 Pinedale Chapter recieves new Caterpillar road grader 09/25/08 Nahata Dziil Chapter celebrates groundbreaking of much needed shopping center 09/11/08 Navajo Council vote on President Shirley's veto overrides 09/10/08 Navajo Council to convene for special session to consider overrides of vetoes 09/07/08 Navajo Nation Council sponsors pow-wow at 62nd Annual Navajo Nation Fair 09/06/08 Navajo Council Delegate Edmund Yazzie motivates students at youth conference 09/05/08 Navajo Nation Council approves FY2009 comprehensive budget 09/04/08 Speaker Morgan praises NAU alumni for raising scholarship funds 09/02/08 Navajo Council members dismayed with President Shirley's veto of Tobacco-Free Act 08/29/08 Navajo Election Administration announces 76 elected positions not filed for 08/28/08 Speaker Morgan: Downsizing of the Navajo Council is not focus of government reform 08/25/08 Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission schedules first meeting on Sept. 5 08/20/08 MacDonald-Lone Tree, Office Depot Foundation deliver 4,000 backpacks in Tuba City 08/20/08 Navajo Nation welcomes Pony Express to Window Rocks 08/19/08 Navajo Nation to welcome Pony Express to the Nation's capitol 08/15/08 Speaker Morgan clarifies statement and position on comprehensive government reform 08/13/08 Navajo Nation representatives attend TBAC meeting hosted by Oneida Nation 08/13/08 Navajo Nation takes position on BIA's Road Maintenance Budget Reduction 08/13/08 President and Speaker of the Navajo Nation agree to work together on government reform View Memorandum of Understanding -- Click here
08/13/08 *MEDIA ADVISORY* Announcement on talks between Speaker Lawrence T. Morgan and Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. to be given at press conference 8/13/08
08/08/08 Lupton Chapter recieves Community-Based Land Use Plan certification Listen to Audio release -- Click here 08/08/08 Speaker Morgan not pleased with 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision Listen to Audio release -- Click here 07/29/08 Kee Allen Begay announces vacancies for judicial court judges Listen to Audio release -- Click here 07/29/08 Bodaway-Gap communities finish several projects Listen to Audio release -- Click here 07/28/08 Speaker Morgan disappointed with delays of meetings with President Shirley 07/28/08 Speaker Morgan calls Special Session to convene on July 29 07/25/08 Historic vote snuffs out use of tobacco in public areas Listen to Audio release -- Click here 07/24/08 Women confirmed to Supreme Court by Council 07/22/08 Council meets for day two of summer session 07/21/08 Speaker Morgan's report to the Council 07/21/08 Summer session kicks off with questions to the president 07/18/08 Speaker Morgan commends Shonto Chapter for obtaining business site leasing authority 07/17/08 Navajo woman awarded for contesting Proposition 200 law 07/16/08 Work session for Navajo Council Delegates to convene on July 18 07/16/08 Navajo Nation Public Safety Committee applauds U.S. Senate amendment on public safety 07/15/08 Leaders confirmed for new Navajo Human Rights Commission 07/08/08 Speaker Morgan announces special session on July 16 07/08/08 Speaker Morgan announces summer session agenda 07/01/08 Navajo Council tables $6.6 million hotel purchase 06/30/08 Chinle area housing development ready for tenants 06/30/08 21st Navajo Nation Council confirms appointment of William Platero to probationary district court judge 06/30/08 Dine Fundamental Law takes precedence over removal of Denetsosie 06/30/08 Commission to curb racism and discrimination against Navajos approved unanimously by Council 06/27/08 Speaker Morgan attends Council of Large Land Base Tribes meeting at Crow Nation 06/26/08 Special Session of Navajo Nation Council to convene Monday 06/24/08 Judicial Conduct Commission in place to enhance public confidence in Navajo Judiciary 06/23/08 OLS office closed for staff training 06/11/08 Navajo Council committee responds to President Shirley's mocking of Council 06/10/08 Speaker Morgan responds to President Shirley's continued attacks 06/05/08 Speaker Morgan: Does Shirley's initiative petition to reduce Council really fix problems? 06/05/08 Speaker Morgan sends condolences to family of former Navajo Council Delegate Halona 05/29/08 Speaker Morgan not pleased with President Shirley's continued attacks of Council 05/28/08 Navajo Code Talker passes away on Memorial Day 05/27/08 Navajo Council sends position statement to veterans' advocacy groups 05/27/08 Navajo Nation reaches settlement agreement with Arizona, Secretary of State, counties 05/25/08 Navajo Nation Council helped to make gourd dancing event a success in Washington 05/22/08 Navajo voices heard at Tribal Budget Advisory Council meeting in Washington, D.C. 05/21/08 Navajo Honor Riders pay visit to two Oklahoma Indian Nations 05/16/08 Navajo/Hopi bikers drive motorcycles more than 700 miles showing solidarity to fallen soldiers 05/15/08 Navajo Council Delegate Maxx testifies in Washington - S.B. 531 05/15/08 Bikers rolling through northern Arizona making way to Window Rock ceremony 05/14/08 Office of Legislative Counsel reveals serious flaws in AG's opinion 05/07/08 Navajo Council Delegate recieves award for public safety agreement 05/09/08 Standards of Conduct conference a success 05/08/08 Morgan asserts his position on President Shirley's initiative to monopolize power 05/07/08 Speaker Morgan sends condolences to family of former Councilwoman Christine Apache 05/07/08 Government Services Committee conducting public meetings for NHA residents 05/06/08 President Shirley's initiatives causing confusion, disharmony and divisions 05/05/08 Low Mountain Chapter's Community Based Land Use Plan gets certified by TCDC 05/03/08 TCDC attend grant awards ceremony at Navajo Nation Museum 04/16/08 Education Committee prepares to present Board of Education Act to council 04/16/08 Speaker Morgan announces the spring session agenda 04/16/08 MacDonald-Lone Tree addresses the issue of methamphetamine on Navajo 04/15/08 Human Services Committee clarifies misunderstanding of veterans' funds 04/09/08 Navajo Judiciary Committee attends Justice Day 2008, ground blessing in Dilkon 04/02/08 Speaker Morgan attends Díné Bíí Nátááníí Days, encourages chapter officials 04/01/08 Navajo Nation welcomes Longest Walk 2 participants 03/27/08 MacDonald-Lone Tree presides over Tribal Justice Advisory Group 03/25/08 Chief Legislative Counsel resigns 03/23/08 Navajo Council confirms Natay to Gaming Enterprise 03/21/08 Navajo Council overrides President Shirley's veto 03/20/08 Speaker Morgan pleased with movement of eyeglass project 03/14/08 Speaker Morgan presents 2008 Navajo Power - Navajo Vote 03/11/08 Shirley's veto impacts direct services to the Navajo people 03/04/08 Navajo Council represented at NACO meeting in D.C. 03/03/08 Navajo Council helped make Code Talker Monument a reality 03/02/08 Navajo Council members attend U.N. meeting in Canada 02/29/08 Standards of Conduct for Elected Officials conference announced 02/29/08 Proclamation by Speaker Morgan - Longest Walk 2 02/29/08 Navajo Nation Speaker issues proclamation 02/28/08 Council Delegates attend dedication of Code Talkers monument 02/26/08 Navajo Council appropriates funds 02/26/08 Navajo Council approves Navajo EPA superfund law 02/25/08 Navajo Council conducts work session to discuss superfund law 02/20/08 Navajo Nation Ethics & Rules Office announces new website 02/19/08 Speaker Morgan Announces Special Session 02/19/08 Walker Navajo Area Budget Health priorities 02/13/08 Morgan and Council Delegates attend Indian Day in Santa Fe 02/07/08 Speaker Morgan encourages Chapter cooperation 02/01/08 Council Delegates meet with Senator Barack Obama 02/01/08 Speaker to assist in providing meals to emergency workers 01/30/08 Morgan encourages Chapters to respond to weather conditions 01/28/08 Day One: 21st Navajo Nation Council winter session 01/22/08 Navajo Council Delegates discuss budget deficit with AZ officials 01/18/08 Morgan attends dedication of Pinedale Head Start building 01/18/08 Redhouse, amendments to Regulations and Standards 01/17/08 Electrical fire in Council Delegates' Office disrupts activity 01/17/08 Office of the Speaker seeks a designer for medallion 01/16/08 Morgan addresses NMAC and attends NM State Legislature 01/16/08 Public Safety Committee appreciates letter sent to Pres. Bush 01/11/08 Morgan announces Winter Session agenda 01/09/08 Kee Allen Begay reflects on the Judiciary Committee's highlights 01/07/08 Injured Soldier returns home to Alamo 01/04/08 Cross-Commission Agreement between NN and McKinley County 01/01/08 Morgan encourages Native Americans to register to vote
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