>> Senator Chris Larson, we leave it there. Thanks very much
. Thank you. In northern Wisconsin, the year and a half
long dispute over road easements reaches a new juncture. The town
Board of Lac du Flambeau recently voted that they would
no longer pay the tribe. The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa, an increasing monthly amount to keep four
roads open, saying they can't afford the cost. The tribe says
they do not accept the town's decision to reduce the amount
the town voted to make a full June July payment of $46,000 and
paid $20,000 per month going forward. In January of last
year, the tribe closed the roads after a decade of expired
easements and no new agreement in sight. The roads, which
provide access to Non-tribe residents, are part of the
reservation land. The tribe removed the barricades after the
town agreed to pay monthly fees in exchange for access until a
new agreement is reached. The tribe is seeking damages
totaling nearly $10 million, half of its original request to
remedy years of town residents trespassing. Both the town and
the tribe have expressed a desire to open the lines of
communication. However, the tribe says it will take
necessary actions if the town necessary actions if the town