Milwaukee’s Potawatomi Hotel may add second tower, 200 more rooms

February 16, 2017 9:58 am Leave a comment

The Potawatomi Hotel in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley is on its way to getting more rooms.

Kenosha casino advocates renew plea to Walker (UPDATE)

January 29, 2015 1:28 pm Leave a comment

Menominee Tribe Vice Chair Crystal Chapman-Chevalier joins with union workers and a bipartisan group of state lawmakers to urge Gov. Scott Walker to reconsider his rejection of a Kenosha casino on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Members of the Menominee Tribe, southeastern Wisconsin union workers and a bipartisan group of state lawmakers came together Thursday to urge Gov. Scott Walker to reconsider his rejection of a proposed new casino in Kenosha.

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Potawatomi sue over Kenosha casino reimbursement language (UPDATE)

January 22, 2015 12:30 pm Leave a comment

The Forest County Potawatomi filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the federal government's rejection of compact language that would have left the state on the hook for reimbursing the tribe if the rival Menominee Nation gets a casino in Kenosha.

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Federal agency rejects deal over proposed Kenosha casino

January 12, 2015 9:32 am Leave a comment

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has rejected a deal that called for Wisconsin to reimburse the Forest County Potawatomi for any losses the tribe suffers at its casino in Milwaukee if the Menominee Nation opens a casino less than 50 miles away in Kenosha.

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Walker signs Potawatomi casino amendment

December 2, 2014 9:27 pm Leave a comment

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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Potawatomi withholds casino revenue payment to state

August 27, 2014 9:09 am Leave a comment

The Menominee Nation's chairman believes his tribe can craft an agreement on an off-reservation casino in Kenosha that Gov. Scott Walker would approve.(AP Photo/The Menominee Nation via The Kenosha News)

The Forest County Potawatomi has refused to make its annual casino revenue payment to the state as Gov. Scott Walker mulls whether to approve a competing facility, causing what the governor is calling a "significant" impact on the state budget.

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Oneida support Menominee’s casino proposal

October 18, 2013 9:29 am Leave a comment

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

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Walker meets with tribes to talk casino

October 16, 2013 7:55 pm Leave a comment

Dairyland Greyhound Dog Racing Track, which has been closed since December 2009, in Kenosha, Wis. The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved a Native American tribe's plan to build a casino at the former dog racing track near the Wisconsin-Illinois border, a tribe spokesman said Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/The Kenosha News)

Gov. Scott Walker says he has re-affirmed his criteria for approving the Menominee Nation's plans for an off-reservation casino in Kenosha with tribal leaders.

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Republican questions casino approval criteria

August 28, 2013 2:15 pm Leave a comment

The Wisconsin Senate president on Wednesday questioned Gov. Scott Walker's criteria for approving a new tribal casino, saying the standards contradict the free market system.

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Casino supporters press Walker on reservation plan

August 27, 2013 3:07 pm Leave a comment

Supporters of a tribal casino in Kenosha began their campaign Tuesday to pressure Gov. Scott Walker to green-light the project, saying the facility would be an economic boon.

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