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The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Red Lake Band of Chippewa, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and White Earth Nation received funds to increase tribal capacity to respond to violent crime and opioid abuse.
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U.S. Sen. Tina Smith visited with farmers in Blackduck about the soggy start to the planting season. Congress still has far to go on the already-delayed 2022 Farm Bill.
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Representatives from Indigenous agricultural businesses met in Vancouver with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand their footprint on the global market.
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The bipartisan legislation was introduced by Congressman Pete Stauber and Sen. Amy Klobuchar in response to the inspector general's audit that found nearly 80,000 pieces of delayed mail at the Bemidji Post Office.
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The Bemidji Regional Airport will receive funding to improve its passenger terminal.
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Rep. Dave Lislegard and state Sen. Grant Hauschild also heard from EMS workers in Ely, Tower and Orr about challenges including staffing, funding and Medicare reimbursement.
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Sen. Tina Smith said she found the response letter to her questions based on constituents’ experiences to be an insult to the people of Bemidji, who’ve shared heart-wrenching stories of long hours delivering mail or receiving bills and medicine late.
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Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota has used telehealth services to expand access to maternal health care in rural areas through the Families First Rural Collaborative.
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"This is an ongoing campaign by Trump and Republican enablers to attack our election system and democracy." Senator Tina Smith via Twitter 6/8/22
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U.S. Senators Tina Smith & John Thune’s Bill to Provide Financial Stability for Federally Impacted School Districts During COVID-19 Signed Into Law Senators’ Bill will Assist School Districts as They Apply for Impact Aid Program Funding