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The proposal, moved ahead by a party line vote in the Judiciary Committee, affects criminal jurisdiction but leaves out more sweeping changes of the original bill.
“This has never been about getting special rights or taking anything away from the state. This is about parity with other tribes and being good partners with the state.”