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ST. PAUL—Some Minnesotans have reported delays in receiving their state income tax refund this year, though the state said it's just being extra careful in the face of increased tax fraud schemes. "Some refunds may take longer than in a prior year because of the increase in attempted refund fraud due to scams, stolen personal information, and identity theft," the Department of Revenue said in an emailed statement this week. "The department takes the time necessary to review returns to make sure taxpayer dollars are not getting into the hands o...
Everina Rose Lee July 14, 1948 - Monday, February 27, 2017 Service Information Upper Midwest American Indian Center, Minneapolis, Friday, March 3, 2017 1:00 PM Visitation Information Upper Midwest American Indian Center, Minneapolis, Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Beginning at 6:00 PM Everina Rose Lee, age 68, "Giizhig Ikwe" (Sky Woman) of Minneapolis, Journeyed to the Spirit World on Monday, February 27, 2017 at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. She was born on July 14, 1948 in Federal...
SAINT PAUL – State Representative Matt Grossell, R-Clearbrook, introduced House File 1481 a bill that will increase the penalties for physically assaulting firefighters and medical personnel to be equal to that of physically assaulting peace officers. “As a retired police officer, I know firsthand that firefighters and medical personnel put themselves in vulnerable and dangerous positions in service to the public just as often as police officers,” said Rep. Matt Grossell, R-Clearbrook. "They deserve the same protection and making penal...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Collin C. Peterson today made the following statement after the Trump Administration ordered the EPA to reconsider Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS). “I applaud the Administration for taking actions to stop the Waters of the U.S. rule which would further burden farmers, ranchers and rural businesses. Today’s announcement is the first step needed to bring much needed relief and I will continue to support efforts in Congress to provide certainty for agriculture producers....
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (March 1, 2017) — Today, Hy-Vee, Inc. announced it has successfully transitioned 100 percent of its service case tuna to Fair Trade Certified™ in all 244 of its stores. Hy-Vee guarantees that all tuna on ice at its seafood counters is caught in a way that supports fishing communities and does not harm the oceans or jeopardize tuna populations. “Hy-Vee works hard to provide the very best in seafood for our customers,” said Brett Bremser, executive vice president of perishables at Hy-Vee. “We put a lot of effort into find...
U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., on Tuesday helped introduce legislation that would reduce teacher shortages in rural Minnesota and in Indian Country, improving education for rural and Native American students across Minnesota, a news release said. "Every kid should have access to a world-class education, no matter where they live," said Franken. "But educators and students in rural Minnesota and in Indian Country often face unique challenges that schools in metro areas don't. One of the major challenges I often hear about is that frankly there...
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s plan to crack down on recreational marijuana could blow a hole in the budgets of states that have come to rely on new tax revenue from pot sales to pay for everything from road repairs to schools. The Democratic governors of Washington state and Colorado, the first states that voted to legalize the drug for recreational purposes, in 2012, say their experiments have worked and that the federal government should not intervene. Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/na...
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — A law firm has found evidence that some school district officials may have deleted relevant emails and lied during an internal investigation of how administrators handled revelations that there were dangerous levels of lead in an elementary school's drinking water. The Butler School District released a two-page executive summary late Monday summing up the findings of Witherel & Associates, the law firm the district hired to conduct an internal investigation. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/pennsylv...
Last month we learned about how the cut-flower industry can be a pathway for new invasive plant introductions. A good example of a plant that got its start in the Midwest through this inroad is baby's breath, Gypsophila paniculata. Baby's breath has become a problem across the northern and western U.S. and is listed as a noxious weed by California and Washington. It is known to occur in Minnesota, but the exact distribution is unknown. The Minnesota Invasive Species Advisory Committee (MISAC)...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Grant & Contract Accountant ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT Open: March 1, 2017 Closing: March 17, 2017 @ 3:00 p.m. Primary Function: Assist with handling the financial and compliance needs of the Federal and State agency programs. Reports to Director of Finance, full-time positions, w/benefits, salary; DOQ. Essential Responsibilities & Duties: • Budget Management o Review program budgets and expenditures for accuracy and compliance with appropriate laws and regulations o Ensure g...
Red Lake Housing Authority & Housing Finance will close at 11 AM to 4:30 PM on Thursday, March 2, 2017 Both programs will be open on Friday, March 3, 2017. See MEMO...
President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass an education bill that funds school choice in his joint address Tuesday night, prompting advocates, including Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, to praise the president for being the first to tout school choice in a major presidential speech. "This is the first time we've had a president call for and then really follow through and make good on the promise to actually enact something that will give millions of parents choices," DeVos said in an interview she gave to the New York Post....
On the ground floor of Blankenburg Elementary is something most city schools can only dream about: a functioning school library. Principal Kelly Parker’s budget is just as tight as anyone’s. Blankenburg, at 4600 W. Girard Ave., does not have a music program or an abundance of extracurricular activities. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Phila-school-libraries-are-disappearing-WePAC-fights-the-trend.html...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The investigation into the sexual assault of a disabled black football player by his white teammates at a small-town Idaho high school showed that crucial evidence was collected by school employees, not law enforcement officials, and that the culture that led to the attack stretched far beyond the locker room. John R.K. Howard and two teammates were charged with sodomizing the victim with a clothes hanger in 2015 in the locker room at the high school in the tiny farming village of Dietrich. The sex assault charge against H...
A legislative resolution that calls for the diversion of nearly $1 billion in federal funds from the Southwest light-rail line to Minnesota road and bridge projects is currently barred by law, according to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Republican legislators introduced a measure at the State Capitol last week asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to funnel $929 million intended for the Southwest light-rail line to a “block grant that can be used for other transportation projects” in Minnesota. http://www.s...
Minnesotans' air travel and access to federal buildings are at risk due to gridlock at the State Capitol, again over the issue of whether the state should issue driver's licenses to immigrants living in the state illegally. The state's deadline for coming into compliance with the federal law intended to tighten security of driver's licenses and other forms of identification — known as Real ID — is in January 2018. If Gov. Mark Dayton and legislators don't resolve their disputes by then, a regular Minnesota driver's license would not be suf...
The driver who fatally hit a runner in a St. Paul crosswalk last week has learned since the crash that he has brain cancer, a friend of the motorist said. Mike Salovich said that Peter H. Berge has “primary glioblastoma brain cancer,” a very aggressive form of cancer. “It is a type that is inoperable and can only be treated by radiation and chemotherapy,” Salovich said. http://www.startribune.com/brain-cancer-diagnosis-for-driver-who-fatally-hit-st-paul-runner/415135924/...
At charter schools like Athlos Leadership Academy in Brooklyn Park, STRIDE Academy in St. Cloud and Twin Cities Academy High in St. Paul, student enrollment has skyrocketed, with each adding hundreds of new students over the last five years. The growth at those schools echoes the statewide boom in charter school enrollment, according to enrollment numbers for this school year from the Minnesota Department of Education. http://www.startribune.com/charter-school-enrollment-is-surging-in-minnesota/415018793/...
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota stands to gain more than $110 million annually in tax revenue after oil begins coursing through the Dakota Access pipeline, an analysis by The Associated Press shows. The calculation shows the potential payoff for a state whose officials have supported the pipeline despite concerns from Native American tribes and other opponents who fear it could harm drinking water and sacred sites. The money the state stands to make in just one year far outstrips the $33 million in costs to police a section of the pipeline t...
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Jeff Sessions painted a grim vision of violence in the United States, telling state law enforcement officials that a recent uptick in killings threatens to undo decades of progress and suggesting police would be more effective if they were subjected to less federal scrutiny. In his first major policy speech, Sessions said Tuesday that his Justice Department would continue to prosecute officers for wrongdoing, but suggested federal civil rights investigations could hinder their effectiveness. “So we’re going to tr...
WASHINGTON – The Office of Management and Budget has suggested deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency's budget that would reduce its staff by one-fifth in the first year and eliminate dozens of programs, according to details of a document reviewed by the Washington Post. While White House officials have already indicated that they plan to increase military spending at the expense of other discretionary funding, the new document spells out how this new approach will affect long-standing federal programs that have a direct impact on A...
The original pipeline protest camp on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation closed Wednesday, as the Bureau of Indian Affairs encouraged people to go home rather than be found trespassing. The final campers left the Sacred Stone camp after days of hurried cleanup that followed a warning from the BIA that the campers were trespassing on land majority-owned in trust for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/sacred-stone-camp-closed-protesters-leave/article_199f5371-c690-509c-bcc3-644f...
The statistics on child welfare and education in Indigenous communities are grim. The government spends $2,000 less per Indigenous student per year than non-Indigenous students. The number of First Nations children taken from their families is three times the number of children that were taken from their families at the height of the residential school system. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-march-1-2017-toronto-mmiw-public-forum-1.4003065/i-m-in-disbelief-advocate-overwhelmed-by-number-of-indigenous-child...
President Donald J. Trump is set to deliver a financial blow to Indian Country. His first budget will propose cuts of at least $54 billion and an amount that he will add to Defense Spending. The president will check off his promises from the campaign (even those that make no sense), according to Politico. “He’s doing what he said he was going to do.” https://www.indianz.com/News/2017/03/01/mark-trahant-trump-set-to-deliver-financ.asp...
There is a certain beauty and uniqueness in the Navajo culture. Hooghans dot the landscape. Sheep graze the land. It's been a way of life for years. Navajo Housing Authority Director AJ Yazzie explains that beauty can create barriers. When those living in remote hooghans are ready for a home with utilities, many lack basic skills on how to maintain a modern home. http://www.kob.com/investigative-news/modernizing-housing-navajo-nation-unique-challenges-nha-authority-4-investigates/4414036/?cat=500...
