ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced more than $5 million for three business expansion projects in the state. The projects are expected to support 175 jobs and leverage $72 million in outside investment. "We didn't achieve our ranking as a top state for business by accident. We earn that reputation by investing i  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced the following appointments to the Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice, Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, Governor's Residence Council, Governor's Workforce Development Board, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, and the Minnesota State Retirement System. * * * Donna Gjesvold - Saint Michael,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz closed out night three of the Democratic National Convention last night, formally accepting the party's nomination for Vice President of the United States. Tonight is Vice President Kamala Harris' turn, who will take the stage in Chicago to close out the four-day convention. Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to offer insight, analysis and commentary on the   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS: Drug overdose impacts the lives of countless people in Minnesota and their and communities, with fentanyl - a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin - driving an overdose crisis that has devastated communities across the state; and WHEREAS: Stigma acts as a significant barrier to public health approaches to overdose prevention and recovery; and WHEREAS: Fentanyl-laced counterfe  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 22 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Extratropical cyclones, like the one centered above Minnesota in this satellite image from 2010, are bringing warmer and wetter air to the Great Lakes region in winter. credit: National Weather Service Historical Trends in Cold-Season Mid-Latitude Cyclones in the Great Lakes Region Anyone who's spent their winter months around the Great Lakes has probably had the uncanny experience of living through three se  more