April 18, 2012 - As Severe Weather Awareness Week continues, Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak will be joined by community leaders and tornado victim Mary Anne Schissler for a news conference in North Minneapolis on Thursday, April 19 at 11:30am.

April 17, 2012 - As Financial Literacy Month continues, three state agencies are teaming up to give Minnesota consumers the knowledge and resources they need to avoid falling victim to fraud, financial abuse, and predatory lending. Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman, Housing Finance Commissioner Mary Tingerthal, and Human Rights Commissioner Kevin Lindsey will host a town hall forum this week to discuss the adverse financial and community impacts of predatory lending in Minnesota.

April 04, 2012 - Attention all Minnesota Kids in Grades 3-5. As Financial Literacy Month continues, Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman and Minnesota Twins mascot TC the Bear kicked off a statewide financial literacy essay contest today. The contest was announced during a school-wide assembly at Mississippi Creative Arts Magnet Elementary School in Saint Paul. ALL Minnesota kids in grades 3-5 are encouraged to participate.

April 03, 2012 - As Financial Literacy Month continues, Commissioner Mike Rothman and Minnesota Twins mascot TC the Bear will kick off a statewide financial literacy essay contest on Wednesday, April 4 during a school-wide assembly at Mississippi Creative Arts Magnet Elementary School in Saint Paul.

April 02, 2012 - Kicking off an unprecedented statewide outreach effort, Governor Mark Dayton today issued a proclamation declaring April to be Financial Literacy Month in Minnesota. In nearly 40 outreach events across Minnesota over the next four weeks, the state’s newly founded Interagency Work Group on Financial Literacy will work to empower tens of thousands of Minnesota students, soldiers, families, and senior citizens to learn more about their finances and make informed decisions to secure a successful financial future.

April 02, 2012 - Governor Mark Dayton will hold a news conference Monday, April 2 at 10:15am to declare the month of April, Financial Literacy Month in Minnesota.

April 02, 2012 - As Financial Literacy Month gets underway, Commissioner Mike Rothman will participate in a town hall meeting with 4th and 5th grade students on Tuesday in Maplewood. The town hall meeting will take place at BizTown, a Junior Achievement program that combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to this fully-interactive simulated town facility. The program helps students connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world.

March 30, 2012 - Commissioner Rothman urges Minnesotans to prepare for severe weather season. Minnesota Department of Commerce launches new Disaster Center website for Minnesota consumers.

March 13, 2012 - Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman announced the continuation of Minnesota’s successful Auto Theft Prevention Grant Program today, awarding 21 local county attorneys, and community organizations with more than $3.8 million to be used exclusively for local programs that aid in prevention of auto theft.

March 12, 2012 - An average of 23 cars are stolen every day in Minnesota – that’s almost one car every hour. Nearly 8,400 vehicles were stolen in Minnesota in 2010 alone, totaling more than $21.3 million in losses. But the state is teaming up with local law enforcement, county prosecutors, and community organizations to stop auto theft before it happens with a statewide auto theft prevention effort.