January 2, 2007 - Gov. Tim Pawlenty begins his second term in office Tuesday with an inauguration ceremony at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. Minnesota Public Radio has live coverage of the event.
November 8, 2006 - Election 2006: Tim Pawlenty reacts to his win
November 8, 2006 - Election 2006: Carol Molnau and Tim Pawlenty's victory speech after defeating Mike Hatch, Judi Dutcher and Peter Hutchinson
October 30, 2006 - Minnesota's candidates for governor sparred last night (SUN) in their first televised debate of the campaign. During a debate broadcast live on KSTP-TV and three affiliated ABC stations around the state, Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty, DFL candidate Mike Hatch and the Independence Party's Peter Hutchinson disagreed on issues such as transportation, immigration and property taxes. The debate also offered a glimpse into the personalities of these three men, as they talked about what they liked and disliked about each other. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports.
September 27, 2006 - Entire debate from the evening of 9/27/06. The debate featured the three major party candidates for Governor: Pawlenty, DFL Attorney General Mike Hatch and Independence Party candidate Peter Hutchinson. The debate was held at the University of Minnesota's Ted Mann Concert Hall, and was co-sponsored by the U of M's Communication Studies Department and Debate Minnesota, a non-profit, multi-partisan organization established by the Independent Bankers of Minnesota to promote civility in politics.
June 2, 2006 - Tim Pawlenty speech at GOP state convention
December 15, 2005 - Governor Pawlenty has named Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Russell Anderson as the next Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Pawlenty tapped Anderson to replace Kathleen Blatz who is retiring in January. The governor also named Hennepin County District Court Judge Lorie Gildea to succeed Anderson. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports....
December 14, 2005 - Joining us now for more about today's pandemic flu summit are two officials who will participate: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt, and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty. They discuss how people should should be getting ready for this pandemic flu, and what that entails.
August 31, 2005 - MPR’s Laura McCallum reports on despite the fact that it is not a statewide election year in Minnesota, that hasn't stopped state officials from making their usual visits to Great Minnesota Get-Together. Politicians say the State Fair is the place to take the pulse of Minnesotans. For 2005, they're finding that the burning issues for fairgoers are gas prices and stadiums.
July 9, 2005 - Minnesota state workers are back on the job this morning after Governor Pawlenty and legislative leaders have reached an agreement that ends the state's first ever partial government shutdown. Earlier this morning, Pawlenty and legislative leaders agreed on an overall budget. Pawlenty also signed a temporary "lights on bill" into law after the House and Senate quickly passed the measure. The law allows furloughed state workers to go back to work while lawmakers iron out the final details in the tax and spending bills. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...