Without an extension, the corporations have just three more weeks to find an authorized way to spend the money, and in some cases they’re running into a spending logjam.
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COVID bills sent $1.7 billion to Alaska tribes, but distribution favored the smallest
Every tribe, even if it has just a few members and an administrator, was eligible for at least $2.64 million in American Rescue Plan funds.
Alaska Native corporations win tribal CARES Act case at Supreme Court. Both sides say it wasn’t just about money.
For the tribes, it’s about guarding their sovereignty as governments.
The CARES Act flooded Alaska tribes with funds for pandemic programs. Now they’re bracing for a bigger deluge.
While the CARES Act was big, with an $8 billion fund for tribal governments nationwide, the American Rescue Plan has $20 billion for tribes.
Court rules Native corporations can receive CARES Act money intended for tribes
The decision is a blow to tribes leery of any delegation of their self-governance powers. Three Alaska tribes were among the plaintiffs in the case: the Akiak Native Community, Asa’carsarmiut Tribe of Mountain Village and the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island.
Protests fail to slow tax bill, or Arctic drilling
Republicans in Congress say they’ve reached a final agreement on their tax bill, and it appears to include a prize the Alaska delegation has sought for years: opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.
Treasury Decides To Put Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill
The decision caps a public campaign asking for the change and months of deliberation by the Treasury.