Party drops out of St. Regis Mohawk casino suit

Tuesday, May 22, 2007  

The Sullivan County Farm Bureau has pulled out of a lawsuit challenging the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's proposed casino in the Catskills of New York.

The Farm Bureau joined the National Resource Defense Council and other groups in suing the Interior Department over the environmental analysis for the project. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has agreed to resolve outstanding issues before proceeding.

The tribe announced the Farm Bureau's withdrawal from the suit.

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Farm Bureau pulls out of casino lawsuit (The Middletown Times Herald-Record 5/22)
Farm Bureau pulls out of anti-casino lawsuit (The Mid-Hudson News Network 5/22)