The Menominee Nation's latest attempt at persuading Gov. Scott Walker to change his mind and approve the tribe's plans for a Kenosha casino fell flat Wednesday after a police officer refused to let the tribal chairman into the governor's Capitol office.

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Gov. Scott Walker says he won't change his mind about approving a Kenosha casino, rejecting a new offer from the Menominee Nation to help pay for construction of a new Milwaukee Bucks arena.

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Members of the Menominee Indian Tribe are about halfway through their journey from Keshena to Madison where they hope to meet with Gov. Scott Walker this week and change his mind about their plans for a casino in Kenosha.

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About a dozen members of the Menominee Indian Tribe are marching to Madison to try to change Gov. Scott Walker's mind about their plan to build a casino in Kenosha.

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Gov. Scott Walker and the Forest County Potawatomi have signed a compact amendment that would formally require the state to ensure the tribe receives payments for any losses its Milwaukee casino might suffer if the Menominee Nation opens a competing facility in Kenosha.

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Gov. Scott Walker is promising a daily update on issues he's considering as he decides whether to grant the Menominee Nation's plans for an off-reservation casino in Kenosha.

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The Menominee's casino proposal has the support of an additional American Indian tribe in Wisconsin.

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Opponents of gambling expansion are arguing a 5 percent revenue drop at Wisconsin's 20 American Indian casinos from 2007-11 is evidence the state has reached its saturation point for casinos. But a tribe trying to open a new casino in Kenosha is blaming the economy.

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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A federal ruling in regard to a proposed Menominee Nation casino in Kenosha could come in the next few months. The decision by the U.S. Department of the Interior will be the next step in the ...

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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Menominee tribal officials say the federal government will withdraw its rejection of their plan for an off-reservation casino in Kenosha and reconsider their application. Tribal attorney Rory Dilweg tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the U.S. Department ...

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