SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 12 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Tim Walz co-chaired the Council of Governors' 29th plenary meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. The meeting focused on progress made on issues of homeland security, cybersecurity, emergency management and disaster response, issues impacting the Air and Army National Guard, and strategic defense budget planning. "It was an honor to convene a bipartisan Council of Governors meeting today a more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 12 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Governor Tim Walz today issued Executive Order 24-08, continuing the Governor's Committee on the Safety, Health, and Wellbeing of Agricultural and Food Processing Workers and updating the original executive order that established the committee. "Minnesota's agriculture and food processing workers work hard every day to put food on the table for families across the country," said Governor Walz. "The more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 13 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft Intellectual Property partner Thomas Pasternak will present "How to Protect Your Trade Secrets and Conducting Trade Secrets Audits," a webinar hosted by Lexology on Aug. 1. The two-part program will explore the "do's and don'ts" to protect your valuable trade secrets, as well as discuss trade secret audits - why they may be beneficial and what information the audit will include. To learn more or to register,  more PR

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, July 13 -- Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following news: On July 12, 2024, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon was chosen by his colleagues nationwide as President of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). He was sworn-in at the conclusion of the 2024 NASS Summer Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Founded in 1904, NASS is the nation's oldest nonpartisan professional organization for public officials. Membership is open to the more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 13 -- The Minnesota National Guard issued the following news: On May 23, 2024, Army Maj. Tracy Mankowski became the Minnesota National Guard's first female service member to graduate from the U.S. Army's School of Advanced Military Studies, or SAMS, under their Advanced Military Studies Program, or AMSP, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Mankowski was among only 14 women in her graduating class of 122 students, who represented the best from across the National Guard, Army,  more PR