Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty visited Bemidji, Minn. on Wednesday, April 9, to hold a symbolic signing ceremony for the state of Minnesota’s 2008 bonding bill. Pawlenty’s approval of the bonding bill signed into law more than $12 million in state appropriations for Bemidji State University and a $20 million appropriation to the city of Bemidji to begin construction of a regional events center.