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Mashantucket Pequot leader urges law change to treat tribes as governments in campaign‑finance rules
Summary
The chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation testified in favor of Senate Bill 953 to exclude statutorily or federally recognized tribes from definitions of state contractor and related campaign‑finance terms, arguing current law treats tribes unequally and can impede tribal governments’ ability to contract with the state.
Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, told the GAE committee he supported Senate Bill 953, which would amend Connecticut’s campaign‑finance definitions to exclude state and federally recognized Indian tribes from definitions of "state contractor," "prospective state contractor" and…
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