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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Final $2 billion tax deal merges 3 plans
By Don Davis The Minnesota House, Senate and governors office agreed to a tax plan Thursday night, four months after the Legislature started and four days before lawmakers must wrap up work for the y...
Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:45 PM
COMPASS POINTS: NEWS FROM THE GREAT OUTDOORS WITH HERALD OUTDOOR WRITER BRAD DOKKEN Dayton proclaims Sunday as Ducks Unlimited Day in Minnesota
Sunday is Ducks Unlimited Day in Minnesota. According to a news release from the conservation group, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton recently signed a proclamation honoring DU for its 75th anniversary. D...
Posted on 1/25/12 at 11:41 AM
THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Dalrymple, Dayton bet on hockey game
Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Gov.-elect Mark Dayton have placed their food bets on the hockey game between the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs and the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux. If...
Posted on 12/30/10 at 2:00 PM
State of the Union: What they said 
“I was pleased with President Obama’s emphasis on returning civility to our political discourse and his call for working in a bipartisan fashion. The president was also right to call for a bipartisan solution to the nation’s long-term debt crisis. Democrats and Republicans must find a way to come together on this critical challenge.”
– U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D.
January 26, 2011
Dayton orders agencies to speed up permitting process
ST. PAUL - Gov. Mark Dayton today ordered two state agencies to issue permits quicker.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , January 24, 2011
Dayton pushes agencies to speed Minnesota permit calls
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Agencies that handle environmental permitting in Minnesota are being told to speed their decisions, giving word to businesses within 150 days of applications.
By Associated Press , January 24, 2011
Dayton rejects Bachmann request to rip up order joining health care program
ST. PAUL - U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann asked Gov. Mark Dayton to rip up an order he signed just after taking office this month joining a federal health care program, but the Democratic governor Monday rejected the request as presidential politics.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , January 24, 2011
North Dakota, Minnesota governors have history of schools, hockey
Besides their opposing political views, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton have another big difference – their prowess on the hockey rink – that sets them apart long before they were running for office or setting state budgets.
By Ryan Johnson, Forum Communications Co. , January 24, 2011
Minnesota Political Notebook: GOP, Dayton ‘disagree without being disagreeable’
ST. PAUL - Early indications are that Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Laborite governor and Republican legislative leaders are doing as the old saying goes: “Disagree without being disagreeable.”
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , January 23, 2011
Dayton mines private sector for development post
ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton's leading adviser on economic development issues has bounced between the public and private sectors.
By Associated Press , January 19, 2011
Dayton's news conference to be carried live on inforum.com this afternoon
ST. PAUL - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has planned a news conference following his meeting with legislative leaders to discuss security at the Capitol this afternoon.
By Forum staff reports , January 18, 2011
Dayton weighs Pawlenty orders: Reserves right to rescind those currently in effect
ST. PAUL – Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton has a chance to put an early stamp on state government before the Legislature passes a single bill – by weighing in on a pile of executive orders left over from his predecessor, Republican Tim Pawlenty.
By Martiga Lohn / Associated Press , January 14, 2011
Dayton opts for paycheck as Minnesota governor
ST. PAUL – Minnesota won’t be getting free service from its new governor, the same politician who passed on a paycheck as a U.S. senator.
By Associated Press , January 14, 2011
Dayton opts for paycheck as Minn. governor
ST. PAUL — Minnesota won't be getting free service from its new governor, the same politician who passed on a paycheck as a U.S. senator.
By Associated Press , January 13, 2011
Dayton names Shellito as veterans' affairs commissioner
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , January 12, 2011
Dayton chooses Jesson to lead Human Services
ST. PAUL (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton has chosen a Hamline professor and former deputy attorney general to run the Human Services Department.
By Associated Press , January 11, 2011
UPDATED: Dayton to convene security meeting
ST. PAUL - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton plans to bring together state officials to discuss security around the Capitol complex in light of Saturday's Arizona shooting of a congresswoman and those attending her public event.
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , January 10, 2011
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