Minnesota

Minnesota Governor Pawlenty Proposes Largest Budget In State History, 5.8% Increase Over Current Budget

$29.6 billion balanced budget sets priorities and spends smarter

January 25, 2005 -- St. Paul -- Governor Tim Pawlenty today unveiled a balanced budget that controls state spending, restores the state's budget reserves and makes key investments in K-12 education, higher education, public safety and other areas.    » read more »

Perfluorochemicals Detected At Trace Levels In Oakdale, Minnesota Municipal Wells

January 24, 2005 -- Recent tests on five city wells have found water contaminated with two perfluorochemicals, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced today.    » read more »

Minnesota Governor Pawlenty Orders U.S. And State Flags At Half-Staff In Honor Of Benjamen J. Farrell

January 24, 2005 -- Saint Paul -- Governor Tim Pawlenty today ordered that all U.S. flags and Minnesota flags be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol Complex on Monday, January 24, 2005, in honor and remembrance of U.S. Navy Petty Officer Benjamen J. Farrell, a native of Golden who died on Tuesday, January 18, 2005, while serving his country aboard the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan.    » read more »

Minnesota Department Of Health Publishes First-Ever Report On Adverse Events In Minnesota Hospitals

New System Aims To Foster Enhanced Patient Safety Efforts

January 19, 2005 -- The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today released the first-ever report on preventable adverse events in Minnesota hospitals. These events include errors that hospitals should always strive to prevent, such as wrong-site surgery, death from medication error, and serious disability from falls.    » read more »

Governor Pawlenty And Five Governors Send Letter To Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin

January 19, 2005 -- Saint Paul -- Governor Tim Pawlenty today spearheaded an effort to send a letter to Congress from ten governors and a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin from six governors on the prescription drug issues. The letter to Congress urges passage of comprehensive legislation to allow importation from Canada. The letter to Prime Minister Martin requests a meeting between the six governors and the Prime Minister to discuss the importation issue.    » read more »

Governor Tim Pawlenty's 2005 State Of The State Address

January 18, 2005 -- (As prepared for delivery)

At 1:00 this morning, a dozen huge garage doors behind me flew open and this facility came alive as more than 15,000 blood and tissue samples began arriving from across the country and around the world. They're unloaded, processed and prepared for analysis - before noon!    » read more »

Governor Pawlenty Orders U.S. And State Flags At Half-Staff In Honor Of Dwayne James McFarlane, Jr.

January 18, 2005 -- Governor Tim Pawlenty today ordered that Minnesota state flags be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol Complex, in the City of Cass Lake, and the County of Cass, on Tuesday, January 18, 2005, in honor and remembrance of U.S. Army Specialist Dwayne James McFarlane, Jr., a native of Cass Lake who died on Sunday, January 9, 2005, while serving his country near Baghdad, Iraq.    » read more »