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opened a $31 million administration building in the northeastern South Dakota town of Agency Village.
• The facility was funded with the largest Rural Development Community Facilities loan in South Dakota history, said Patrice Kunesh, deputy undersecretary for rural development with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who attended the grand opening celebration.
• "It replaces 26 individual offices and will serve as a central hub, assisting tribal members with their social, educational, and housing needs," Kunesh said.
• The facility came about through USDA's StrikeForce Initiative, a program aimed at increasing technical assistance and other investments in poverty-stricken communities. The tribe blessed ground for it about two years ago.
• It will serve more than 7,000 members of the tribe that resides on the Lake Traverse Reservation in northeastern South Dakota and southeastern North Dakota.
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AP News in Brief
Specter of gov't shutdown over health care law divides emerging field of 2016 GOP contenders
• MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Sen. Ted Cruz says he will fight "with every breath" to stop the health care overhaul, even if it means shutting down segments of the federal government. That approach, warns former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, is "quite dicey" politically for Republicans.
• A clear divide over President Barack Obama's health care law separates the emerging field of potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates. And it offers a preview of the battle Republicans nationwide will fight in their effort to build the party and win back the White House.
• On one side of the health care fight are Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Texas' Cruz and others who say they are standing on principle and willing to oppose the law at all costs.
• On the other side are those taking what they call a pragmatic approach by accepting the law, if grudgingly, and moving on. Holding that view are New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who says that shutting down the government would violate the public trust.
• The Republican-controlled House passed a short-term spending plan Friday that would continue funding government operations through mid-December while withholding money for Obama's signature domestic accomplishment. Some GOP law (Continued on page 30)
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