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Article: Tribe's Airway Heights plan may be in jeopardy: Proposal would make federal approval for off-reservation casinos harder to get.
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- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- February 2, 2006
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Byline: Andrew Eder
Feb. 2--WASHINGTON a The Spokane Tribe's proposed $130 million commercial development near Airway Heights may be threatened by legislation the Senate is considering, the tribal chairman said Wednesday.
A proposal by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., would make it more difficult to get federal approval for tribal casinos off a reservation.
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee was told Wednesday the process for approving those casinos under a 1988 law needs to be changed.
The committee considered possible restrictions that could interfere with the Spokanes' intention to develop a commercial complex on 145 acres just west of ...