A Rohnert Park group has filed suit against the federal government, challenging its ability to take into trust land for a proposed Indian casino. The suit was filed by Stop the Casino 101 and contends the Department of Interior violated the U.S. Constitution when it took into trust 254 acres of land for the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. “The federal government is powerless to create a new state or sovereign nation within an existing state without the consent of the state,” said Stephan Volker...

County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution stating their opposition to a "major commercial gaming facility in the unincorporated area of Clark County." “We don’t allow card rooms; we don’t allow slot machines,” said Commissioner Betty Sue Morris. Phil Harju, a member of the Cowlitz Tribal Council and its designated casino spokesman, has said he didn’t think the resolution would apply to the tribe’s casino.