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Oneida and Madison Counties submit arguments to seize Oneida Nation land

ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y. - Oneida and Madison Counties have submitted arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court to try and seize certain property owned by the Oneida Indian Nation. Read more »

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Land claim settlement reached in Madison County with Wisconsin Indian tribe

WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. (WKTV) - The Stockbridge-Munsee Community of the Mohican Nation has agreed to give up 23,000 acres of land in the Town of Stockbridge and in parts of Oneida County in exchange for 330 acres of land in Sullivan County. Read More »

Oneidas participate in rally against Bloomberg; seek apology

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (WKTV) - A contingent of Oneida Nation Members, and other American Indians working at Oneida Nation Enterprises in Central New York, are journeying to New York City today by bus to join in a 3 p.m. rally on the steps of City Hall protesting what they said were racially insensitive and offensive comments made on August 13 by NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Read More »

Six Indian Nations converge to discuss options after cigarette laws

HENRIETTA, N.Y. (WKTV) - For the first time in 200 years, the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy got together in one place, including the Oneida Indian Nation. Read More »

Liquor Authority approves liquor sales at Turning Stone Casino

VERONA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Alcohol will soon be available to those who gamble at the Turning Stone Casino after the New York State Liquor Authority approved an application by "CD Food and Beverage" to sell alcohol everywhere and anywhere at the resort. There is, however, a stipulation to the license. Read More »

Decision on license for liquor on Turning Stone gaming floor delayed

ALBANY, N.Y. (WKTV) - CD Food and Beverage will have to wait another week to see if they can expand their sales of alcohol at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino. Read More »

Oneida Nation injunction against foreclosure upheld by court of appeals

VERONA, N.Y. (AP/WKTV) - A federal appeals court has upheld lower court rulings that two New York counties can't foreclose on land owned by the Oneida Indian Nation to settle a property tax dispute. Read More »

Local lawmakers push for collection of cigarette tax to raise state revenue

BARNEVELD, N.Y. (WKTV) - Some local lawmakers have a suggestion on how to raise revenues. They're asking Albany to start collecting cigarette taxes on Indian Reservations and have formed a new coalition to encourage state government to get the job done. Read More »

Federal Court rejects gaming claims against Turning Stone

VERONA, N.Y. (WKTV) - A federal court decision Thursday rejected Upstate Citizens for Equality Leaders David Vickers and Scott Peterman's decade-long challenges to the legality of gaming at Turning Stone, which was a significant part of their opposition to Oneida trust land. Read More »

Picente urges lawmakers to reach agreement with Oneida Indian Nation

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - With a vote of rejection last year, lawmakers said the "Partnership Plan" between Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente and the Oneida Indian Nation was not good enough for them. Nine months, later the county executive is challenging those same lawmakers to come up with a better plan. Read More »

Picente vetoes amendment to pay Verona and Vernon for legal fight against Oneida Nation

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente has vetoed an amendment to the 2010 budget that would have Oneida County give $25,000 each to Vernon and Verona to help fund their legal fight against the Oneida Indian Nation. Read More »

Lawsuit filed over agreement between Oneida Nation, State, and local restaurant

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Several parties, including the Oneida County Chapter of the Empire State Restaurant and Tavern Owner's Association and Oneida County Legislator Michael Hennessy, as an individual, filed a petition for an injunction with the Oneida County Clerk's Office Tuesday afternoon to stop the NY State Liquor Authority from granting day passes which allow the Beeches in Rome to serve alcohol at five restaurants and three lounges off the gaming floor at Turning Stone Casino. Read More »

Legislator Hennessy won't seek leadership post again

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - The current Oneida County Legislative Minority Leader says he won't seek the leadership post again. Read More »

Cancer society cuts Oneida Nation ties over cigarettes

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - The American Cancer Society says it's severing ties with the Oneida Indian Nation, jeopardizing the organization's annual Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser at the tribe's Turning Stone Resort and Casino. Read More »

Oneida Nation buys cigarette factory

VERONA, N.Y. (AP) - The Oneida Indian Nation says it will make its own cigarettes. The tribe has purchased a cigarette manufacturing plant in Erie County for $6.6 million. Read More »

Oneida Nation leader visits White House to discuss government-tribe issues

VERONA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter and a group of tribal leaders from across the country met Monday afternoon at the White House. Read More »

Governor Paterson puts out cigarette tax

ALBANY, N.Y. (WKTV) - Governor David Paterson has decided against pursuing cigarette taxes collected by American Indian retailers. Read More »

10 confirmed swine flu cases in Otsego County

OTSEGO COUNTY, N.Y. (WKTV) - There are now ten confirmed cases of swine flu in Otsego County, some of which involve students. Read More »

Will the VVS School District be investigated by the State Department of Education?

VERNON, N.Y. (WKTV) - It's been more than a week since the Oneida County Ways & Means Committee put the stop to the Oneida County Partnership plan, and now there's word that a State Supreme Court Judge has found the VVS School District in violation of state law for something it did during the month long battle. Read More »

Partnership Plan officially dead - voted down by Ways and Means

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Nearly three weeks after the agreement, in principle, was reached between Oneida County and the Oneida Indian Nation, the deal is off - voted down by the county's Ways and Means Committee. Read More »

County Executive: End of Partnership Plan leaves county with nowhere to go

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Nearly a full week before the Oneida County Legislature was set to vote on the Oneida County Partnership Plan between the county and the Oneida Nation, the county executive's own party killed the plan. Read More »