"Prosecutor Mark Roe is sitting in his Everett office, and he's holding a photocopy of a check.
Roe: "$86,864."
It's a donation from the Stillaguamish Tribe, and it's just enough to save a deputy prosecutor's job for one year.
Roe: "I kept a copy of that check, because I don't know about you, but I never held a check that big. When you reach across the fence because you need a cup of sugar, that's a pretty big cup of sugar from a pretty good neighbor."
Roe says his office has asked Native American tribes for money in the past. But this time he had a very specific request.
Roe: "It's the first time I've gone out to ask them to fund a deputy prosecutor position and really have nothing to offer in return. All I could say was, You know, we're in trouble."
Roe's had to lay off four of his 12 deputy prosecutors in the district court because of recent budget cuts. He says the money from the Stillaguamish Tribe saved him from laying off yet another. The tribe can afford to give the money because business is good.
Commercial: "Angel of the Winds, the world's friendliest casino.""
Get the Story:
Snohomish County Turns To Tribes For Bailout
(KUOW 4/19)
Advertisement
Tags
Search
More Headlines
Catawba Nation continues work on controversial casino in North Carolina
Gaming initiatives backed by tribal corporation faces uncertain future
Chuck Hoskin: Renewed gaming compacts ensure a brighter future for Oklahoma
Republican governor suffers another setback in dealings with tribes in Oklahoma
Cronkite News: Gila River hotels, casinos close for two weeks after worker death
Cronkite News: Curfew curtailing casinos? Don’t bet on it, owners say
'We are thrilled': Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe hails victory for sovereignty
Tribes sue Trump administration after being excluded from coronavirus relief program
Donovan White: Standing up for Native Americans and Native American jobs
'Finally': Tribal gaming in line for coronavirus relief amid stiff competition for resources
Oregon tribes’ primary engines – casinos – stalled by COVID-19
Gaming initiatives backed by tribal corporation faces uncertain future
Chuck Hoskin: Renewed gaming compacts ensure a brighter future for Oklahoma
Republican governor suffers another setback in dealings with tribes in Oklahoma
Cronkite News: Gila River hotels, casinos close for two weeks after worker death
Cronkite News: Curfew curtailing casinos? Don’t bet on it, owners say
'We are thrilled': Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe hails victory for sovereignty
Tribes sue Trump administration after being excluded from coronavirus relief program
Donovan White: Standing up for Native Americans and Native American jobs
'Finally': Tribal gaming in line for coronavirus relief amid stiff competition for resources
Oregon tribes’ primary engines – casinos – stalled by COVID-19
Indian Gaming Archive