U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Steve Daines recently announced the bipartisan PROTECT Act, which is aimed at combating drug trafficking in Native American communities.
The PROTECT Act would expand the Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction program to allow tribal nations to prosecute non-Native American offenders for drug crimes and gun crimes in furtherance of drug trafficking and other crimes.
Four Minnesota tribal nations will receive federal grants ranging from $450,000 to $900,000 to support public safety initiatives, combat the opioid epidemic and provide victim services.
Beltrami County will receive federal resources to help law enforcement address illicit drug trafficking and the overdose epidemic through the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program.
The National Loon Center will be a facility that will celebrate Minnesota鈥檚 outdoor heritage as it educates visitors on the importance of conserving clean lakes and protecting loon habitat.
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act sought to restore lands that had been transferred to the Chippewa National Forest in the 1940s and 1950s.
Area cattle and crop farmers met with U.S. Sen. Tina Smith on Wednesday in Blackduck to discuss the difficult season of rain that severely limited their ability to plant.
U.S. senators in Minnesota and North Dakota have sent another letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, once again pressing him to improve postal services in the Minnesota-North Dakota District.
