The city is asking more employers to participate in the Step Up program, which has 1,200 prospective summer interns but so far has only 800 spots available.
The state is spending more than $110 million this year on a sex offender program that locks up about 730 people. A new report calls for an end to the 30-year-old system.
The Great Gear-up & Gather is meant to create a space for connection of outdoor community in the spirit of the now-closed Minneapolis retailer, organizer says.
The planned facility, which could cost up to $23 million, would provide space for south metro law enforcement, fire departments and other first responders to train.
Protests are happening at colleges across the country, including Columbia and Yale universities. University leaders face pressure to both support free speech and protect students.
The project, which would include a large residential component along with a mosque on about 10 acres, would still need approval from Lino Lakes city government.
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