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Shown are lockers at Penn Wood High School in Lansdowne, Pa., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases and bonuses for the beleaguered profession. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Ute Indian Tribe Calls On State Congress To Improve Education

(Uintah Basin, UT) — The Ute Indian Tribe is calling on state congress to improve its public school system. This comes after data from the 2022 — 2023 school year shows that Ute students are falling further behind and dropping out more than nearly every demographic statewide. Lawmakers currently do […]

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Women Challenge Tribal Banishment in US Appeals Court

Women Challenge Tribal Banishment in US Appeals Court

DENVER (AP) — A lawyer for four women who were temporarily banned from the Ute Indian Tribe’s reservation in Utah asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to revive a lawsuit challenging their punishment. In 2018, the tribe banned Angelita Chegup, Tara Amboh, Mary Carol Jenkins and Lynda Kozlowicz from its reservation […]

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Wyoming joins natural gas advocacy group

Wyoming joins natural gas advocacy group

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has joined a newly formed advocacy group that will help the state access global markets for its natural gas production. Gov. Mark Gordon announced Thursday that the state joined the Western States and Tribal Nations, which was formed earlier this year. Other members of the […]

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