Bid for two tribal casinos in Michigan fails in House

Friday, April 2, 2004  

A bill to authorize two tribal casinos in Michigan died in the House on Thursday.

Provisions to allow the Bay Mills Indian Community to build a casino in Port Huron and the Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Tribe to build a casino in Romulus had been added to the federal transportation bill last week. Reps. Candace Miller (R-Mich.) and John Dingell (D-Mich.) support the casinos.

But the language was removed due to objections from Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.).

Get the Story:
Bid for 2 new casinos fails (The Detroit News 4/2)
2 tribal casinos suffer a setback (The Detroit Free Press 4/2)