Committee backs continued funding for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People task force
Senate Bill 249 to continue funding for the Indigenous Peoples / Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) task force and maintain an Attorney General’s Office portal received broad support from tribal representatives and a unanimous due-pass recommendation from the committee.
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Senator Pinto presented Senate Bill 249 to continue appropriation and support for the Indigenous Peoples Task Force and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Task Force. The sponsor said the bill would maintain a portal and the task force’s work within the Attorney General’s Office and emphasized the need for continued support to resolve outstanding cases.
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