California tribes are standing tall against
the Terminator. The California Nations Indian Gaming
Association is endorsing Proposition 70, an initiative opposed by
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, R. Proposition 70 would allow the state
to grant tribes renewable 99-year contracts to exceed the
current limit of 2,000 slot machines and allow roulette and
craps in return for 8.8 percent of their gambling income.
Schwarzenegger, who has been negotiating new contracts with five
individual tribes, opposes lifting gambling restrictions across the
board.
If you want to see Vice President Dick
Cheney, be ready to sign a pledge of loyalty to him and his
boss. At the end of July, when the Republican National
Committee held a rally for Cheney in New Mexico, organizers would
only issue passes to those who signed an endorsement for President
Bush. According to the Albuquerque Journal, Rep.
Dan Foley, R-Roswell, said that a “known Democrat
operative group” was trying to crash the event.
He’s a Whitefish rancher with a master’s degree in soil
science — and he has a shot at being Montana’s
first Democratic governor in 16 years. Brian Schweitzer
will face off against Republican Bob Brown, a lifelong politician
who was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 1974
at the age of 22. The Republican incumbent, Gov. Judy Martz, has
decided not to run for re-election, after serving what the
Bozeman Daily Chronicle calls “one bruising
term,” during which her approval rating dropped to 20 percent.
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Racetrack.
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