Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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ST. PAUL – Minnesota House members approved wolf hunting and trapping seasons on Tuesday despite warnings that the American Indian community may challenge it in court. “When we make laws, we make laws for all the people of Minnesota,” Rep. Kerry Gauthier, DFL-Duluth, said before representatives approved a bill 82-49 that included the wolf seasons. Bill sponsor Rep. Tom Hackbarth, R-Cedar, said no tribal representatives testified against the wolf provisions, even though it was well publicized. “Sometimes we need to reach out to other communi...
ST. PAUL — What started out as a minor education-related bill morphed Friday into a measure allowing casinos at Minnesota’s two horse-racing tracks. The so-called racino proposal now could receive a full Senate vote after it stalled earlier. State revenue from racinos would be used to help pay schools more than $2 billion the state owes them after delaying payments to help balance the state budget. The Senate Finance Committee amended the racino onto a small bill and argued about the issue more than two hours before approving the measure ami...
ST. PAUL – Minnesota legislators talk little about a White Earth Band casino proposal to increase state revenue, but the band leader says she will continue to push it as lawmakers struggle to find money for everything from a stadium to schools. To answer one of the critics’ nagging questions, White Earth hired former Minnesota Chief Justice Eric Magnuson to look into constitutionality of the state allowing the northwestern Minnesota band to build a Twin Cities casino. He opined: “Legislation authorizing casino gaming, including slot machi...
ST. PAUL - New political district maps released today show little U.S. House change, but more in the Minnesota Legislature, where 46 of 201 lawmakers were put in districts with other incumbents. For rural Minnesota, it was no surprise that congressional and legislative districts grew geographically as people moved to suburban districts as a five-judge panel struggled to keep the same population in each district. In the U.S. House, relatively little change was in order as a five-judge panel released new political maps, although former...
ST. PAUL – White Earth Nation’s proposal to build a Twin Cities casino that could help fund a new Vikings stadium received little support from key policymakers Thursday after the tribe’s leader said it would be the best option for Minnesotans. A casino operated by the tribe could be a fall-back plan, but probably not this year, the chief Minnesota House stadium proponent said. “They are not in play right now,” Rep. Morrie Lanning said. Lanning, R-Moorhead, said he has had only a brief hallway conversation with White Earth Chairwoman Erma Vize...
ST. PAUL – The White Earth Nation’s chairwoman plans to announce details today of a proposal to build a Twin Cities casino that could provide fund a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. The announcement follows December comments by Chairwoman Erma Vizenor, who said White Earth and the state could split 50-50 the estimated $300 million annual profits. Also, she said, the casino could provide $10 million new state taxes annually. An informal committee headed by Rep. Morrie Lanning, R-Moorhead, and Sen. Julie Rosen, R-Fairmont, is looking into bui...
The White Earth Nation’s chairwoman plans on Thursday to announce details of a proposal to build a Twin Cities casino that could provide funding to build a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. The announcement follows December comments by Chairwoman Erma Vizenor, who said White Earth and the state could split the estimated $300 million annual profits. Also, she said, the casino could provide $10 million new state taxes annually. An informal committee headed by Rep. Morrie Lanning, R-Moorhead, and Sen. Julie Rosen, R-Fairmont, is looking into b...
ROSEVILLE, Minn. — Minnesota Senate Republicans promised a fresh start Tuesday night, putting behind a scandal and spending 11 hours picking Sen. Dave Senjem as their new leader. The senators also elected a new slate of assistant leaders during their close-door meeting. “No more looking backward,” the Rochester Republican said when he was introduced as the majority leader. Senjem returns to the chief Republican post after a year as an assistant leader. Before that, as minority leader he helped o...
ST. PAUL - The White Earth Tribal Nation proposes that it be allowed to build a Twin Cities-area casino, with proceeds going to help build a Minnesota Vikings football stadium. Tribal Chairwoman Erma Vizenor was to present the idea this afternoon to two Minnesota Senate committees considering stadium financing. Also at the meeting, the Vikings told senators that while they want to stay in Minnesota, they have been approached by other communities to move. Vizenor was among dozens who discussed...
ST. PAUL — Many people around the Capitol don’t quite understand why temperatures are dipping into the 30s: It can’t be fall already. With the July government shutdown and now the increasingly frantic stadium debate, this has been a strange and busy non-election year. “This is the busiest I have ever been between sessions,” Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, said. In what is supposed to be an off season, Urdahl has been in the Capitol two or three days a week, a time when lawmakers usually are hard to find under the dome. Many legislators have bee...
