Tribal rights

A handful of U.S. states are considering legislation this year to include provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act in state law. Supporters say it's urgent as they await a U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the federal law.

The money will help carry out the agreements that define the tribes' rights to water from rivers and other sources and pay for pipelines, pumping stations, and canals that deliver it to reservations.

The Supreme Court appears likely to leave in place most of a federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children.

A federal judge on Thursday refused to order a southern Arizona election official to open an early voting and ballot collection site for the Nov. 3…