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Anoka County board to promote National Civics Bee’s Minnesota rollout

Anoka County Board of Commissioners · December 17, 2025
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Summary

The board heard a presentation on the National Civics Bee, now in Minnesota for the first time; applications from sixth- through eighth-graders are due Feb. 3, and the national grand prize includes a $100,000 scholarship plan.

County commissioners heard from Lori Higgins of the Metro North Chamber about the National Civics Bee, a nonpartisan competition organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation that arrived in Minnesota for the first time this year. Commissioner Meisner introduced the item and encouraged county promotion.

"It is free to enter, and the grand…

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