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Project Grow News The seeds are ready for distribution. The plants will be ready, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 by noon. Due to the wet weather conditions, the potato seed might not be ready until...

CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. (AP) — Supporters of having an American Indian honor song played during high school graduation ceremonies in Chamberlain say they will not give up their battle with the school board. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Honor-song-group-protests-exclusion-in-SD-town-45310...

When all was said and done, teamwork, timing and design of their car are what helped the Bombers from Mesa Elementary School in Shiprock win this year's 2013 Zia Solar Car...  Website

Men beat on a large drum with mallets and cried out a Native American song as dancers of all ages in vibrant regalia circled inside Gill Coliseum, moving their feet to the rhythm as their bells and bangles harmonized with the...  Website

Minnesota drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the 48 contiguous states, with the average price statewide running at $4.27 per gallon, according to AAA’s daily survey of gas...  Website

WASHINGTON – Even as Apple became the nation’s most profitable technology company, it avoided billions in taxes in the United States and around the world through a web of subsidiaries so complex it spanned continents and surprised experts, a congressional investigation has...  Website

PINE RIDGE, SD - The company that runs the only grocery store in Pine Ridge may be on its way out. It's been one year since the store Sioux Nation Shopping Center was temporarily closed after a health inspector found it was selling expired food, including rotten...  Website

ST. PAUL — Nursing homes and other care facilities will get more state money than they have seen in...  Website

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Legislature decided to renovate the state Capitol building, help communities fight floods, give veterans a new facility and provide disaster assistance Monday night as it ended its 2013...  Website

Saint Paul, Minnesota – The 2013 Legislative Session adjourned on May 20, finishing on time with an honestly-balanced budget that makes critical investments in education, property tax relief, and job creation. State Representatives Roger Erickson (DFL – Baudette) and John Persell (DFL – Bemidji) are pleased that the Legislature made progress for Minnesota. “When I decided to run to be a representative, it was because I knew we could do...

ST. PAUL, MN – The House of Representatives passed the House Higher Education Conference Committee Report today on a bipartisan vote of 76-56. Included in the bill is funding that will directly benefit students by freezing tuition at both the University of Minnesota (U of M) and the Minnesota State Colleges and University system (MnSCU). The bill also dramatically increases funding for the State Grant Program that provides education funding...

ST. PAUL – The Minnesota House of Representatives approved on Friday night the Omnibus Health and Human Services bill by a 73-61 vote. The bill reduces the HHS budget by $50 million over two years through targeted cuts, reforms, and re-prioritization within the budget yet still remains true to the mission of HHS – to protect our most vulnerable and ensure the highest quality of life for Minnesota. A provision that would have cost rural...

Minnesota DFL legislators scrambled to patch together the final budget measures late Monday night, charting a dramatic new course for the...  Website

Income tax increase: Married couples filing jointly making more than $250,000 in taxable income and singles earning $150,000 will pay a new 9.85 ­percent tax rate on income above those levels. Cigarette tax increase: Taxes on cigarettes will go up by $1.60 under the tax bill, more than doubling the tax per pack. Alcohol tax increase: There won’t be an increase. In the final deal, lawmakers and the governor decided to leave the booze tax...

In the final hours of the legislative session, the Minnesota House and Senate passed a scaled-down bonding...  Website

The Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, a small Northern California Tribe, can claim a Ninth Circuit Court of appeal victory in a case involving the right of tribes to define their own membership for tribal purposes. This case specifically involves the scope of a Bureau of Indian Affairs review of the Tribe’s disenrollment decisions. The case, Cato Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria v. Amy Dutschke, dates back to 1995 when the Tribe...

If you know anyone needing dental care who cannot afford it, free care is available. Hundreds of Minnesota dentists are volunteering at the first Mission of Mercy to be held in northern Minnesota on June 14th and 15th. The Sandford Center in Bemidji will be converted into a giant dental clinic. Care will be provided on a first come, first served basis and doors open at 5:30 a.m. both days. The event is co-hosted by the Minnesota Dental...

Retirement Party for Tish Goodwin Tuesday May 21nd 3:30- 5:00 PM - In the lobby of the Red High School Come help us celebrate her years of service to our...

Indian Country has already been hit hard by the sequester. Lacey Horn, treasurer of the Cherokee Nation, recently told National Public Radio that the tribe had been planning for the impact for some time with cost-cutting measures, a hiring freeze for all non-essential positions, and canceled training and travel. “We’re delaying or foregoing any capital acquisitions, both large and small. And we're looking at our encumbrances to see if...  Website