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Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe leader since 2000 steps down

Plus: Private money to fund elections now banned in Wisconsin; Ten Thousand Things Theater artistic director steps down; and more.

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe annual event highlights priorities, progress and cannabis plans

Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin said 2023 was a year of progress for the central Minnesota-based tribe. Benjamin outlined band priorities for the coming year, including plans to open a cannabis growing facility.

Letter: Mercer County complicit in putting tribes and environment at risk with 'green mining'

Last spring, North Dakota eagerly welcomed the building of a $432 million metallic minerals processing plant for a proposed nickel-copper mine in Minnesota which will add to the state’s brownfield

State begins review of proposed nickel mine near Tamarack

Talon plans to send its nickel concentrate to electric car maker Tesla, but there are concerns over potential pollution from the mine.

Fostering a need: Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe seeks to increase number of foster families