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After heavy opposition and efforts to draw out a vote by Democrats, the GOP-led House on Thursday approved legislation that would require school districts to consider performance, not just seniority, when laying off teachers. The 70-63 vote was largely along party lines and came after nearly seven hours of debate and numerous proposed amendments ahead of the final count. Rep. Tony Cornish of Vernon Center was the only Republican to vote against the bill. http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/295285351.html...
Minnesota Senate Republicans want to dismantle Minneapolis Public Schools and create six smaller school districts in an attempt to close one of the state’s largest achievement gaps between white and minority students. Senate Minority Leader David Hann, R-Eden Prairie, says this is a way to overhaul a system that has been failing year after year. “In order to change results and the achievement gap, you have to think about how to change the system, how do you make it more responsive to the parents that it serves,” Hann said at a news confe...
A strain of bird flu that's deadly to poultry has been found in a Minnesota commercial turkey flock but the risk to humans is low, state and federal officials announced Thursday. It's the same highly pathogenic H5N2 strain of avian influenza that's been confirmed in backyard and wild birds in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, but it's the first appearance of the strain in the Mississippi flyway, said Dr. Bill Hartmann, Minnesota's state veterinarian. The virus devastated a flock of 15,000 turkeys in western Minnesota's Pope County. Fewer than 100...
Dillydallying is no longer taken lightly in some downtown St. Paul skyways. New signs near the Green Line’s Central Station ask people to refrain from loitering in the skyways and near the stairs. Metro Transit placed the signs in the area Wednesday following inquiries and complaints about people hanging out in skyways and stairwells near the station, said Metro Transit spokesman Howie Padilla. http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/295256591.html...
Is our children learn good? It’s a question many parents have, especially since the Common Core lesson plan replaced the equally unpopular Rare Periphery curriculum. Even people who don’t have kids in the schools worry that the next generation of voters will be as thick as a Shamrock Shake when it comes to civics, and hence will make ill-informed choices. Unlike adults, of course, who agonized over their vote and stood in the booth clutching a well-thumbed and annotated copy of the Federalist Papers to their chests, hoping for the ghost of Was...
3M Co. will take a much harder look at where its paper and pulp products originate after reaching a hard-fought agreement with longtime environmental critic ForestEthics. For the first time, the Maplewood-based conglomerate is requiring suppliers to trace and report the original “forest sources” of the wood, paper and pulp it sells to 3M. The company will then assess those sources against its new policy and refuse to buy any materials from threatened forests. http://www.startribune.com/business/295178711.html...
It's a long way from the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northwestern Minnesota to the great hipster uprising that is the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas. Baby Shel already made the trek two years ago and was greeted like a major rap star - albeit, by only one mistaken sushi restaurant. "They kept bringing me free stuff, and I was like, 'What's all this?' " recalled Shel, who was wearing a wristband that said "artist" at the time. "They said, 'Anything for you, Fat Joe!' " Ye...
BAGHDAD — Islamic State militants "bulldozed" the renowned archaeological site of the ancient city of Nimrud in northern Iraq on Thursday using heavy military vehicles, the government said. A statement from Iraq's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities didn't elaborate on the extent of the damage, saying only that the group continues to "defy the will of the world and the feelings of humanity" with this latest act, which came after an attack on the Mosul museum just days earlier. http://www.startribune.com/world/295231731.html...
Gov. Mark Dayton and Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, in their first public appearance since a major blowup over commissioner salaries, smiled broadly and threw arms around each other in a show of unity Thursday as they advocated for a transportation package that would raise gas taxes to pay for roads, bridges and transit. “I want to hire him,” Dayton said of Bakk. “Let’s get a photo op for all of you,” said Bakk, wrapping his significant paw around Dayton’s shoulder as the two normally stone-faced men smiled while cameras rat-tat-tat...
I love to ice fish. I was about 8 years old when I started ice fishing with my father many years ago. We would fish several different local lakes in the metro area. We didn’t have an icehouse or a portable. We sat on a plastic bucket in the elements, used old jig sticks and used a hand auger to drill holes. One summer in the 1970s, he asked me if I wanted to build an icehouse. I jumped at the opportunity. We built one with a couple bunks. It was a bit too heavy, but we used it for several years and enjoyed it. As I got older I wanted to have a...
Along a sliver of land, a funeral procession brings Ronald Phillips home. First by land, then down the bayou, the 65-year-old man friends called "Killa" takes his last ride. Last Friday, friends and family crowded onto an oyster boat for the half-mile trip to a small cemetery, which, like the homes here, is accessible only by boat. http://www.bayoubuzz.com/louisiana-news/new-orleans-news/item/838493-despite-land-loss-native-american-community-clings-to-life-along-the-mississippi-river...
Martin Reinhardt, Professor at Northern Michigan University It's time to reconsider the regulation of marijuana and hemp. With the Pineole Pomo Tribe of California initiating the first tribal commercial marijuana grow operation and the Department of Justice's announcement that it would not prosecute for marijuana or hemp, the door has been opened to look at the regulatory scheme. This December, Justice Department Director Monty Wilkinson announced, "The eight priorities in the Cole memorandum...
TULALIP — "It's a long, winding road, and we're at the very beginning of trying to understand what to do about marijuana here in Indian County," Tulalip Tribes Vice Chairman Les Parks said, following the Feb. 28 Tribal Marijuana Conference. Parks expects that the Tulalip Tribal Council could consider a motion to legalize marijuana possession as early as Saturday, March 7. http://www.marysvilleglobe.com/news/295266431.html...
Madison — Ojibwe tribal leader Chris McGeshick drew applause from tribal visitors Thursday as he addressed state lawmakers and heralded the end of a proposed iron mine in northern Wisconsin. "When it comes to the Penokee Hills mine, we are not going to see that mine happen," McGeshick said to an eruption of cheers from visitors in the Assembly gallery. http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/ojibwe-tribal-leader-to-deliver-state-of-tribes-address-today-b99456527z1-295196131.html...
The Navajo Nation is sounding the alarm about federal legislation that could cost the tribe $81 million this year in funds for housing projects, if Congress approves it as written. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/03/05/navajo-nation-jeopardy-losing-unspent-housing-money-159432...
Eight online payday loan sites have been ordered to shut down operations in Missouri, pay $270,000 in restitution and erase loan balances for Missouri consumers. Martin A. "Butch" Webb acted through several business entities operating from a Native American reservation in South Dakota, none of which was licensed to do business in Missouri, Attorney General Chris Koster said in a news release. http://www.semissourian.com/story/2172823.html...
Jefferson City, Mo. –Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that he has obtained an agreement with eight online payday loan operations to shut down payday loan operations in Missouri, provide $270,000 in consumer restitution, and erase all loan balances for Missouri consumers. http://sedalianewsjournal.com/2015/03/05/koster-shuts-down-eight-predatory-online-operations-in-missouri/...
KYLE, South Dakota — Residents of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation planned to wrap up their three-day effort to address youth suicide Thursday by laying out strategies to combat it. About 80 people went to the Oglala Lakota College on Wednesday to talk about ways to prevent youth suicides, the Rapid City Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1G1Jh2m ). http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/4cf63f2a8f864e9eb41e502191695d7a/SD--Reservation-Suicides...
SHINGLE SPRINGS (CBS13) — People living in Shingle Springs are taking aim against a gun range planned near an elementary school, but the county may not be able to do a thing about it. The outdoor range would be built along Highway 50 near Shingle Springs Drive on property owned by the Miwok indian tribe. Residents say that location would be too close to homes, schools and everyday life. http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/03/04/el-dorado-county-says-it-cant-stop-tribes-plans-to-build-outdoor-gun-range-near-schools/...
After a tumultuous few days, word came Thursday evening that Desi Elwell, the 12-year-old Yakama boy whose complicated custody battle threatened a critical heart surgery, will be getting the procedure next week after all....
PIERRE | Get the new signs and letterhead ready: Oglala Lakota County is now the official name of what used to be known as Shannon County. The Nov. 4 decision by local voters to change their county’s name from Shannon County to Oglala Lakota County completed its official recognition Thursday by the Legislature, as the state Senate gave final approval to the required joint resolution. The measure does not require the signature of the governor to become law. http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/it-s-official-oglala-lakota-co...
A lawsuit over South Dakota's handling of foster care for American Indian children was back in Federal Court Thursday morning. The arguments in the suit brought by the Oglala Sioux and the Rosebud Sioux tribes centered around the hearings in the first 48 hours after the emergency removal of a child from the home. http://www.blackhillsfox.com/home/headlines/-Lawsuit-over-Native-children-back-in-Federal-Court-295276481.html...
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The state of Nevada has removed all youths in its custody from a rural juvenile rehabilitation center where a riot erupted over the weekend — the fourth uprising there in four months, a state official said Wednesday. http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Uprising-at-juvenile-camp-leads-sheriff-to-call-6113787.php...
For Native Americans, improving food choices is not about adding additional menu items at a buffet; it is about addressing some of the most dire health issues they face. According to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health, nearly four-fifths of Native American men and almost two-thirds of Native American women are overweight. More than 80 percent of people with type 2 diabetes are also overweight. Diabetes is becoming so pervasive that we often overlook the consequences of excess blood glucose. Since much of a b...
Under the Affordable Care Act, every American is now required to either maintain minimum health insurance coverage, get an exemption, or pay a tax penalty. Being eligible for Indian Health Service services alone does not satisfy the requirement to have health coverage. However, American Indian and Alaskan Natives can claim an exemption from the tax penalty if they are members of a federally-recognized Tribe, including those individuals who are Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Corporation Shareholders, or are eligible to receive...
