Down to the wire for Native nonprofit funding at MN Legislature
By Lee Egerstrom Minnesotans have come to expect time will run out before the Minnesota Legislature gets its work done, requiring special sessions, but urban Native nonprofit organizations with funding requests before the lawmakers are still hopeful that this year will be different. The regular session of the Legislature is scheduled to adjourn on May […]
Native Americans rally at capitol in support of funding bill
Sixteen Twin Cities American Indian organizations and their supporters filled the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda in St. Paul on March 25 to highlight a bold, “all in” proposal to construct 12 new, capacity-building facilities. “The community’s needs are great, but so too are the state’s resources,” said Dr. Joe Hobot, president and CEO of American […]