Senate Agrees to $1 Billion for Tribal Justice Programs

The U.S. Senate late Friday afternoon agreed to vote next week on a spending-bill amendment pushed by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., to authorize $1 billion over five years to strengthen and expand Native American criminal justice programs. Thune and Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., want to add spending authorization for up to $2 billion over five years for both the criminal justice and safety programs and Native American water projects. Read more about it here.