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July 5, 2012

Osages elected to Third ON Congress take oath of office

First special session scheduled to start July 20

On Independence Day six Osages took the oath of office to serve on the Third Osage Nation Congress at the Congressional Chambers where they will serve their legislative duties over the next four years.

Newly sworn-in Osage Nation Supreme Court Chief Justice Meredith Drent individually called the six newly-elected Osages up to the stage, asked them to raise their right hands and repeat the oath she read aloud.

March 19, 2012

Proposed law seeks to return Gaming Board its management authority

Congressman Raymond Red Corn filed ONCA 12-24 on Feb. 7, which seeks to repeal ONCA 11-82

A proposed legislative bill seeks to repeal a 2011 law, which removed the management authority of the Osage Nation Gaming Enterprise Board. The bill was introduced on Day One of the 2012 Hun-Kah Session on March 19.

March 5, 2012

ON tribal judge quashes 2011 Congressional subpoena seeking Treasurer emails

Subpoena sought six months worth of emails from former Treasurer regarding the job aspects; Judge Stepson rules subpoena motion is ‘vague’

An Osage Nation tribal court judge has quashed the 2011 Congressional subpoena served to former Treasurer William Kemble in which the Congress demanded six months worth of emails from Kemble’s work computer concerning any aspect of his job.

Trial Court Judge Marvin Stepson ruled the written Congressional subpoena ordering Kemble to provide the emails (from February to August 2011) is “vague” and “thus imposes an undue burden or hardship upon the Treasurer” to produce the emails.

July 8, 2011

ON Congress issues 11 subpoenas to Treasurer and accounting workers

Congressional committee meetings set for July 14 and 15 to hear testimony from subpoenaed individuals

The Second Osage Nation Congress voted unanimously to issue subpoenas to Treasurer William Kemble and 10 other government workers who handle the Nation’s accounting affairs during its brief Ninth Special Session July 5. A total of 12 individuals will appear before a Congressional committee next week.

April 1, 2011

Chief Red Eagle vetoes Budget Parameters Act again

Congress overrides veto unanimously; budget parameters act amends some budget procedures for the Nation’s government entities

Osage Nation Principal Chief John Red Eagle issued his first veto message of the 2011 Huh-Kah Session on March 28, objecting to the budget parameters act passed by Congress on Day Two of the session. Less than 24 hours later, the Congress unanimously overrode the veto, making the bill law.

At issue is the Nation’s revised budget parameters act (ONCA 11-32 sponsored by Congressman Raymond Red Corn), which sets rules and limitations for the government entities when setting and spending their operation budgets.

March 1, 2011

ON Congress unanimously kills two bills revising merit-based employment system

The Executive Branch sponsored bills sought changes to the merit system

The Second Osage Nation Congress unanimously killed two legislative bills seeking changes to the Nation’s merit-based employment system on Day One of the Sixth Special Session after they were fast tracked for that purpose.

The two bills in question, ONCA 11-20 and 11-21, were proposed by the Executive Branch and were sponsored by Congressman Eddy Red Eagle. Both bills, if passed, would have repealed ONCA 10-85, the law that was passed last Fall to establish a merit-based employment system.

January 5, 2010

Osage 2010 budgets could be passed tomorrow

Freeman’s bills advance to engrossment

December 8, 2009

A message from June 2010 candidate Raymond Red Corn-Dec.

If you pay much attention to politics, you’ve heard the term “vision” used frequently. Here? Not lately. Strategic thinking has taken a back seat.

November 17, 2009

Members of Congress said they ratified Oct. 26 controversial meeting in three committee meetings Monday

Congress members said Oct. 26 meeting was not illegal

November 4, 2009

Congress overrides Chief Gray’s veto on gaming plan of operation

Congress sends budgets back to committee to trim $6 million from Nation’s spending.