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Commissioner Gordon urges federal backfill for taxes lost when tribal land goes into trust, suggests tribal ID as voter proof
Summary
At the county commission's March 5 meeting Commissioner Gordon summarized takeaways from the National Association of Counties conference and urged federal action to replace property-tax revenue lost when tribal land is taken into trust; he also said tribal ID should serve as proof of citizenship for voter registration.
Commissioner Gordon told the commission on March 5 that his recent attendance at the National Association of Counties conference in Washington highlighted several federal issues with direct local impact, including transportation funding, disaster policy and emerging uses of artificial intelligence in government services.
Gordon said counties are working with NACo on a federal mechanism to replace property-tax revenue that disappears when land moves into trust. He described the concept…
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