Pierre, South Dakota (AP)
South Dakota is harming economic development by limiting the number of slot machines allowed in the tribal casinos scattered around the state, a lobbyist for a regional tribal gambling group told a legislative panel.
“I think we’re missing an opportunity,” said Jeremiah M. Murphy of the Great Plains Indian Gaming Association, which includes tribes from South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa.
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By Terry Woster
Pierre, South Dakota (AP)
A ban on smoking in South Dakota bars, video lottery businesses and Deadwood gaming halls probably wouldn’t affect tribal casinos, Attorney General Larry Long says.
Unless a tribe negotiated smoking restrictions in its...03-12-2009, 10:30 AM -
Pierre, South Dakota (AP)
A group of South Dakota senators has introduced a bill that would let American Indian veterans of the National Guard attend tribal colleges with state aid.
The bill would require the state to pay half the tuition for veterans attending a tribal...01-29-2011, 04:53 PM -
By Dave Kolpack
Bismarck, North Dakota (AP)
A temporary North Dakota legislative committee that focuses on relations between tribal governments and the state should be made permanent, the chairwoman of the Spirit Lake Nation believes.
Myra Pearson, speaking Jan....01-14-2009, 02:37 PM -
Pierre, South Dakota (AP)
A House committee rejected a bill aimed at making tribal membership cards valid forms of identification.
HB1296 would have made a tribal identification card valid in all cases where a South Dakota driver’s license is needed for identification....02-24-2009, 03:27 PM -
Rapid City, South Dakota (AP)
The South Dakota State University Foundation has begun raising funds to help build a $1 million sports complex on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation.
Tribal officials say more than 60 percent of tribal members are under 21 but that few recreational...06-21-2008, 02:34 PM