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Press Releases from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009
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OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION DIRECTOR SUSAN HEEGAARD LEAVING STATE SERVICE -- January 22, 2009 |
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| Governor Tim Pawlenty announced today that Susan Heegaard, Director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, is leaving her post on February 5, 2009 to join the Bush Foundation, a St. Paul-based foundation, as Vice President and team leader for educational achievement, one of its three core initiatives. |
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GOVERNOR PAWLENTY SECURES FEDERAL AGRICULTURE DISASTER DESIGNATION FOR WILKIN, CLAY, GRANT, OTTER TAIL, TRAVERSE COUNTIES -- January 16, 2009 |
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| Governor Tim Pawlenty announced today that Wilkin, Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, and Traverse counties have been designated agricultural disaster areas by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Edward Schafer. The designation makes farm operators in each county eligible for low-interest emergency loans from the federal Farm Service Agency (FSA). |
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MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN GOVERNORS SIGN GROUNDBREAKING EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO EXPLORE SHARED STATE SERVICES -- January 13, 2009 |
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| Citing a unique opportunity for reform in the face of difficult economic circumstances, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle today announced a nation-leading effort to identify potential shared services between their states. At ceremonies in St. Paul and Madison today, Governors Pawlenty and Doyle signed Executive Orders directing state agency commissioners and secretaries to identify possible cooperative service agreements between Minnesota and Wisconsin's state agencies. |
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A STATEMENT FROM THE GOVERNOR -- January 12, 2009 |
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| The following is a statement from Governor Tim Pawlenty regarding the request from Al Franken's attorney to issue a certificate of election. |
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GOVERNOR PAWLENTY, LEGISLATORS INTRODUCE SHARED SERVICES PROPOSAL TO REDUCE COSTS FOR SCHOOLS -- January 7, 2009 |
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| Governor Tim Pawlenty and key legislators today announced a bipartisan proposal that will require Minnesota school districts and charter schools to combine efforts to reduce costs. The proposal will compel schools to pool limited resources in order to deliver more cost-effective services, redirect administrative costs, and reduce duplication. |
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GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES 'DRIVE TO EXCELLENCE' REFORMS ARE IMPROVING GOVERNMENT AND SAVING $210 MILLION -- January 7, 2009 |
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| As a result of Governor Pawlenty's Drive to Excellence state government reform initiative, state and local governments will save an estimated $210 million on goods and services being purchased through Fiscal Year 2011. |
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