By Gov. Gregory Mendoza, Gila River Indian Community
(Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are posted only for purposes of discussion.)
Lost in this week’s headlines about the Glendale City Council’s 4-3 vote to no longer oppose the Tohono O’odham Nation’s neighborhood casino are some critical points about what this new casino could mean for Valley neighborhoods and for the Nation’s sister tribes. At the risk of injecting a dose of fact and reality into the Nation’s overheated rhetoric about soaring tax revenues and “West Valley opportunity,” allow me to set the record straight.
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