HTN: Senecas Rally Near Thruway

Members of the Seneca Nation rallied near the Thruway Sunday in opposition to the state's proposed collection of taxes on cigarette sales. Nation President Barry Snyder says Governor David Paterson is willing to talk with the tribe before cigarette supplies are cut off. In December, the governor signed a law which requires wholesalers to certify that they are supplying cigarettes with tax stamps to Indian retailers for non-Indian purchases. Snyder responded by threatening to collect tolls on the Thruway portion which runs through their land.