Hundreds of people gather for Turning Point USA event at U of M
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Hundreds of people gathered at the University of Minnesota’s Northrop Auditorium for “The American Comeback Tour.” Monday’s event was originally scheduled to be hosted by Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder who was killed earlier this month. Michael Knowles, a conservative commentator and author, replaced Kirk as host.
Groups protesting Turning Point USA’s event held a demonstration nearby. They say Kirk built a platform that “normalizes hate speech.” Charlie Kirk opposed transgender rights and gender-affirming healthcare.
The state plans to issue more than $1.2 billion in bonds Tuesday to raise money for construction projects previously authorized by the Legislature. Minnesota currently has more than $7.1 billion in outstanding general obligation debt. That’s according to Minnesota Management and Budget Office calculations. The state also has debt with dedicated funding streams attached to repayment.
Beltrami County is coordinating a damage survey Tuesday through the Small Business Administration and Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The SBA loan program is for residential and business properties affected by the devastating June 21 storms that hit the area. Survey teams will be going door to door in the impacted areas.
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The Minneapolis VA Health Care System is offering multiple walk-in flu shot clinics for veterans over the next month. The clinics will be held on Sept. 30, Oct. 7 and Oct. 14 at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center from 1-3 p.m. VA medical officials say that everyone 6 months and older should get a flu shot every year to slow the spread of flu.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is overseeing construction of an island in the Mississippi River near Hastings. The Lock and Dam 2 protective island project aims to safeguard an existing, more than 3,000-foot-long embankment that borders Lake Rebecca.
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