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			GOVERNOR PAWLENTY SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER DESIGNATING STATEWIDE RADIO BOARD TO COORDINATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS INTEROPERABILITY -- October 2, 2007 | 
		
		 
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			| Governor Pawlenty today signed an executive order making the Statewide Radio Board (SRB) the coordinating entity for Minnesota's Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC). The SIEC's mission is to develop a statewide plan to increase interoperability with public safety communications equipment. | 
		
		 
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			GOVERNOR PAWLENTY APPOINTS DR. SANNE MAGNAN TO HEAD DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -- September 27, 2007 | 
		
		 
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			| Governor Tim Pawlenty today appointed Dr. Sanne Magnan as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). | 
		
		 
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			A STATEMENT FROM THE GOVERNOR'S DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS -- September 26, 2007 | 
		
		 
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			| The following is a statement from Brian McClung, Director of Communications for Governor Tim Pawlenty, regarding DFL calls for new leadership at Mn/DOT: | 
		
		 
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			A STATEMENT FROM THE GOVERNOR'S DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS -- September 25, 2007 | 
		
		 
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			| The following is a statement from Brian McClung, Director of Communications for Governor Tim Pawlenty, regarding the request made by Mn/DOT to increase its spending authority: | 
		
		 
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			GOVERNOR PAWLENTY ANNOUNCES SEED: STRATEGIC ENTREPRENEURIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- September 25, 2007 | 
		
		 
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			| Saying that small business is the backbone of Minnesota's economy, Governor Tim Pawlenty today proposed a comprehensive new program to stimulate rural economic development. The initiative - Strategic Entrepreneurial Economic Development (SEED) - is designed to help strengthen communities and expand the small business base throughout Minnesota. | 
		
		 
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			GOV. PAWLENTY AUTHORIZES $16.5 MILLION FOR IRON MAKING PROJECT ON RANGE, STATE INVESTMENT TOTALS $26.5 MILLION -- September 20, 2007 | 
		
		 
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			| Governor Tim Pawlenty today formally approved $l6.5 million in Iron Range Resources (IRR) financing for construction of the Mesabi Nugget plant near the cities of Aurora and Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota.  Mesabi Nugget will also receive a $10 million loan from the Minnesota Minerals 21st Century Fund administered by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. | 
		
		 
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