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While it might be surprising to some, Harry Reid says he’s not a gambler, meaning he doesn’t partake in casino games. 

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For years, Native Americans have grown aggravatingly accustomed to feeling ignored by the federal government, but the tide appears to be turning — at least at some long neglectful agencies — during the early part of the Biden administration.

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WASHINGTON — Bryan Newland, former chairman of the Bay Mills Indian Community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, made it one step closer to becoming Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior on the evening of July 14.

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WASHINGTON — A bevy of tribal leaders are reaching out to top U.S. Department of Treasury officials with hopes of getting several spending compliance rules changed involving the $20 billion in American Rescue Plan funds designated for tribes.

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Here is a round up of business news from around Indian Country. 

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The investment arm of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has bolstered its defense holdings with the acquisition of Capco LLC, a Grand Junction, Colo.-based military device provider. 

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WASHINGTON — Some tribes are having problems with an employment-based distribution formula for the American Rescue Plan, saying that if the U.S. Department of the Treasury insists on using its current formula, a number of the poorest tribes will suffer most. 

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Here is a round up of business news from around Indian Country. 

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FLANDREAU, S.D. — The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe is uniquely poised to open the first dispensary in the state of South Dakota on July 1, the same day the state Legislature will legalize medical marijuana.  

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WASHINGTON — The White House on the evening of June 29 released a list of tribal and Native American-specific components of the bipartisan infrastructure deal agreed to last week by President Joe Biden and moderate Democratic and Republican senators.