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WASHINGTON, D.C.– Representatives Collin Peterson (D-Minn) and John Katko (R-NY) today introduced the Reinvigorating Lending for the Future (RLF) Act of 2020 to reduce barriers to lending for recipients of capitalization grants through the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Revolving Loan Fund Program. U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), introduced companion legislation in the Senate. “The Economic Development...
School boards in St. Paul, Minn.; Oakland, Calif.; Seattle; San Francisco, and two San Jose, Calif.-area districts all voted in recent days to suspend or dismantle school policing programs—a wave of action that started with the a historic June 2 decision by the Minneapolis district. Simultaneously, a different story played out in Los Angeles and Chicago—respectively the nation’s second- and third-largest school districts. A proposal in Chicago to eliminate its recently overhauled $33 million school policing contract with the city...
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Internal and External Posting: 06/10/20 – 06/25/20 REPOSTED: 06/29/2020; Open until filled Red Lake School District #38 is accepting applications for the following position: Position Title: Dean of Students Supervisor: Principal (to be assigned) Building: Anticipated opening Secondary Complex Qualifications: One to three years' experience working with Native American students and experience supervising students in organization of similar size. Position Overview:...
Minneapolis, MN – The YMCA, a leading nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, provides water safety tips to help kids, teens, adults and families enjoy lakes, rivers and pools during the Fourth of July holiday weekend and throughout the summer months. In the summer of COVID-19, water safety is important with fewer pools with lifeguards, limited access to swimming lessons, more families spending time outside around the water and more pools coming into backyards....
TULSA, Okla. – Drawings and ideas – some 30 years old – keep Chickasaw jeweler E. Dee Tabor awake at night. When she sold her businesses in Edmond and Tulsa helping seniors find assisted living facilities in 2016, and after completing a 30-year teaching career, she expanded a jewelry making business once relegated to her kitchen table. Now, she has a real, honest-to-goodness studio where she sometimes works into the wee hours. "When it's time, it's time," the Tulsa resident said. "If it...
Numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show new surges of COVID-19 cases in Arizona, Texas, Florida and other states. Many governors loosened restrictions on public interactions and are leaving it up to local officials to enact health and safety measures. Tribes, meanwhile, continue to hold down strict social distancing orders, curfews, and border monitoring. Such measures helped the Navajo Nation mark a day with no new COVID-19 deaths in the past week, even as they struggle to keep control of new cases. We’ll check in...
The FBI confirmed Monday morning it is investigating a homicide that occurred Sunday in Crow Agency. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is also involved in the ongoing investigation, said a spokesperson for the FBI's Salt Lake City office. One person died as a result of a 5 p.m. incident involving two tribal members at the Tee Pee Convenience Store and Gas Station in Crow Agency, tribal officials stated in a press release Sunday night. https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-reg...
Abstract Recent data show a small decline in opioid-related mortality following a decade during which opioid-related mortality more than doubled to nearly 53,000 in 2018. However, the aggregate statistics mask important spatial and temporal trends in the data. This report estimates nationwide, regional, and county-level economic costs associated with the opioid crisis. The data show that, despite recent nationwide per capita opioid-related cost declines, the impact of the crisis continues to be felt across large swaths of the Northeast,...
FARGO — When students consider what degree to pursue at North Dakota State University this year, a master’s degree related to Native American health will no longer be an option. The American Indian Public Health program that was meant to train graduate students to help Indigenous populations will stop accepting students this fall. Those enrolled in the concentration will be able to finish the master’s degree, bringing an end to a study that started eight years ago. The decision to end the program was announced in conjunction with news in...