Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) is backing legislation to authorize an off-reservation casino for the Bay Mills Indian Community.
Granholm wrote a letter to Rep. Nick Rahall (D-West Virginia), the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), the ranking member.
She urged both lawmakers to support H.R.2176, which would settle the tribe's land claim in exchange for the casino.
Under the bill, the tribe would get 15 acres in Port Huron. The site is more than 300 miles from the tribe's land claim area at Charlotte's Beach.
The House committee is due to hear the bill on February 6.
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Michigan governor backs off-reservation casino
Thursday, January 24, 2008
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