Tribal gaming compacts renewed at start of 2020

Native American tribal leaders and Governor Kevin Stitt have been wrangling for months over the renewal of tribal gaming compacts, but now a federal court has issued a ruling on the matter.The state now receives about $140 million from the tribes total annual take of $4.5 billion. The state wanted a new deal, while...

Osage Nation makes decision to cut the Osage Nation Head Start Program

The Osage News is reporting that after 41 years, parents in Osage County will no longer have the choice to enroll their child in an Osage Nation Head Start.Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear says that after the Osage Casinos closed for two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the budget for the Nation is...