CARES Act & COVID-19 Media Clips 04/30/20

Despite the fact that the CARES Act stipulates that the $8 billion allocated to tribes be distributed “not later than 30 days” after March 26, 2020, Native News Online reports that the Treasury Department has not released any of the funds. Yesterday, the...

CARES Act & COVID-19 Media Clips 04/28/20

Last night, a federal judge ordered U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to halt the distribution of CARES Act relief funding earmarked for tribal governments to Alaska Native Corporations, siding with tribal governments in the first round of this...

CARES Act & COVID-19 Media Clips 04/27/20

While a federal judge is expected to rule today on whether Alaska Native Corporations should be considered eligible to receive funding from the CARES Act, USA Today reports that members of Indian Country trying to access CARES Act funds have been...

CARES Act & COVID-19 Media Clips 04/24/20

With the initial deadline for the CARES Act lawsuit delayed, a teleconference hearing was held yesterday on the case which discussed the allocation of the $8 billion relief funds for Indian Country. In a 26-page brief,  by the Trump administration has...