Gov. Mark Dayton isn't advocating changes to Minnesota's freshly passed minimum wage hike legislation, a spokesman clarified on Monday.

A number of Republican legislators received a perfect vote rating from the Chamber.

Aside from their sudden velocity and a good amount of attention from leadership, advocates and the press, the two proposals shared little in common at the start of the session’s last week.

Dayton reflected on a tumultuous time in office and pushed for renewed commitments to spending.

House Majority Leader Erin Murphy said Melin’s bill would be put up for a vote in the House Rules Committee on Friday, and said it was “unclear” when the bill would reach the House floor.

Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk explained that the Senate’s quickened pace came at Dayton’s urging. “The governor, probably about two weeks ago, actually asked the Legislature to move on the bill,” Bakk said. “I guess, at his request, we thought we would show him that courtesy.”

DFLers hit swing districts to push accomplishments.

1) Gov. Mark Dayton will sign a bill hiking Minnesota’s minimum wage to $9.50 for large employers by 2016 on Monday after two legislative sessions worth of ...

Dayton's signature would set the state on a path to have one of the highest minimum wages in the country.

1) Gov. Mark Dayton will sign an anti-bullying measure on Wednesday following its passage in the House shortly after midnight, the Star Tribune reports. The ...