A plan to someday build an American Indian casino in Grand Forks could be getting a second chance.
After a bill to allow the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa to operate outside its borders failed to earn approval in the state Senate earlier this year, the plan has re-emerged as a proposed amendment to Senate Bill 2018, an appropriations bill related to the Department of Commerce. The amendment was discussed Wednesday afternoon in a meeting of the House Education and Environment Committee.
The committee did not vote on the amendment but only heard testimony, including from Rep. Emily O’Brien, R-Grand Forks, and Mayor Brandon Bochenski.
