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GOVERNOR PAWLENTY ACTIVATES NATIONAL GUARD FOR FLOOD RESPONSE -- August 19, 2007 |
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| Governor Tim Pawlenty ordered 75 soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard to Winona County at 2:00 a.m. today to help in emergency response efforts required because of extensive flooding in the area. |
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GOVERNOR PAWLENTY ORDERS U.S. AND STATE FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF IN HONOR OF STAFF SERGEANT JACOB THOMPSON -- August 17, 2007 |
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| Governor Tim Pawlenty today ordered that the United States flag and the State of Minnesota flag be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, August 18 in honor and remembrance of Staff Sergeant Jacob Thompson who died a hero while protecting his country and fighting for freedom on August 6, 2007, in Baqubah, Iraq. |
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MINNESOTA AWARDED $133.3 MILLION TO BATTLE TRAFFIC CONGESTION ALONG I-35W -- August 14, 2007 |
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| Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced that Minnesota has been awarded $133.3 million through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) program for strategies to reduce traffic congestion in the Twin Cities. |
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GOVERNOR PAWLENTY CALLS ON STATE TO INCREASE USE OF BIODIESEL-BLENDED FUEL TO "B20" BY 2015 -- August 9, 2007 |
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| Saying it's time for Minnesota to extend our lead as the nation's top renewable energy state, Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced a new initiative to boost the level of biodiesel sold in Minnesota from the current 2 percent to 20 percent by 2015. |
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GOVERNOR PAWLENTY ORDERS U.S. AND STATE FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF IN HONOR OF THE VICTIMS OF THE INTERSTATE 35W BRIDGE COLLAPSE -- August 7, 2007 |
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| Governor Tim Pawlenty today ordered that the United States flag and the State of Minnesota flag be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol complex from sunrise until sunset on Wednesday, August 8 in honor and remembrance of the victims of the I-35W bridge collapse that occurred a week ago Wednesday at 6:05 p.m. |
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GOVERNOR PAWLENTY SECURES AGRICULTURAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR COUNTIES IMPACTED BY DROUGHT -- August 7, 2007 |
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| Governor Tim Pawlenty today received notice from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns that 24 Minnesota counties have been designated as federal agricultural disaster areas due this summer's drought. Farmers and ranchers in an additional 32 adjacent counties will also be eligible for assistance. The Governor had requested the disaster declaration in a letter to Secretary Johanns last Friday. |
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