Hopi Council eliminates tribal newspaper funding in 2010 budget

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Gallup Independent
By Kathy Helms
Diné Bureau

KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. — The Hopi Tribal Council on Monday approved a $21.8 million budget for fiscal year 2010 that begins Jan. 1, adding more than $471,000 for the newly created executive director’s office and deleting funding for the Tutuveni, the tribe’s only newspaper.

The Tribal Council also decided there will be no cost-of-living increases or salary increments for tribal employees, including grant and contract employees, according to a news release from the Hopi Tribe.

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