April 25, 2013 - SAINT PAUL, MN — State Representative Joe Atkins (DFL – Inver Grove Heights), Senator Jim Metzen (DFL – Inver Grover Heights) and Mike Rothman, Commissioner of the Department of Commerce, will hold a town hall to discuss financial issues for Minnesota seniors on Friday, April 26, 2013 from 9:00-11:00 AM. The town hall meeting will be held in Community Room 1 of the Veterans Memorial Community Center in Inver Grove Heights (8055 Barbara Ave, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077).

April 24, 2013 - DULUTH, MN — As part of Financial Literacy Month, Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman and Lieutenant Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon will convene a Senior Fraud Prevention Event in Duluth.

April 23, 2013 - SAINT PAUL, MN – Minnesota’s Financial Literacy Month highlighted the importance of ongoing financial education for Minnesotans from Kindergarten to retirement at nearly 40 consumer outreach events involving ten state agencies.

April 22, 2013 - SAINT PAUL, MN – Within this decade, there will be more Minnesotans over the age of 65 than children enrolled in our public schools. Senior citizens across the country hold the majority of the nation’s wealth and scam artists know it. As part of Financial Literacy Month, The Department of Commerce and AARP held a tele-town hall this morning for Minnesota’s seniors about the importance of protecting themselves from financial fraud.

April 22, 2013 - SAINT PAUL, MN – In 1970, the first Earth Day mobilized 20 million Americans and launched the modern environmental movement. It rallied people from all walks of life and led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and passage of the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts.

April 17, 2013 - Saint Paul, MN – As the homeownership market slowly improves in Minnesota and the spring buying market gets underway, the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Minnesota Homeownership Center and Minnesota Housing Finance Agency want to remind potential buyers that information is the key to successful homeownership.

April 16, 2013 - Announcement of the availability of Framework™, a revolutionary new online course that teaches the fundamentals of successful homeownership. The course is based on the award-winning Home Stretch curriculum that has taught tens of thousands of Minnesota families how to be successful homeowners over the last two decades

April 12, 2013 - As Minnesota’s Cold Weather Rule, administered by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, ends – the PUC and the Minnesota Department of Commerce urge consumers to act immediately to keep the heat on.

April 12, 2013 - SAINT PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Department of Commerce Division of Energy Resources (DER) recommended today the reduction of over $195 million of the $285 million revised rate increase proposed by Xcel Energy for electric service in 2013, a reduction of 69 percent overall.

April 10, 2013 - The Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources has issued an alert to consumers who are considering the purchase of radiant barriers in their attics. The Commerce Department, which has received recent reports of salespeople pitching the radiant barrier product in flyers and at free dinners throughout Minnesota, warns consumers that radiant barriers are not a cost-effective way to reduce heating or cooling loads in Minnesota.