Navajo Nation voters have rejected a referendum that would have used millions of dollars from a tribal fund to pay for road improvements. The Farmington Daily-Times reports that with all but one of the 110 chapters reporting Tuesday night, the proposal had lost by margin of more than 3 to 1, with nearly 14,800 voters opposed versus a little over 4,200 in favor. The measure proposed taking $216 million from the principal in the nation’s Permanent Tax Fund over six years.
Proposal to Use Navajo Nation's Permanent Tax Fund to Pay for Roads Fails by Over 75 Percent
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