The swirl of controversy around MNsure, which had become a frequent source of concern for members of both parties, hit a fever pitch on Tuesday evening with the sudden resignation of executive director April Todd-Malmlov.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Honour issued a statement calling on MNsure executive director April Todd-Malmlov to resign.

Both Hann and Daudt observed that Dayton had been an early and enthusiastic booster of Minnesota setting up its own insurance exchange.

Dayton was forced to try to explain why Todd-Malmlov took time off in November.

After years of budgeting under the strain of current and future deficits, the November economic forecast continued Minnesota’s streak of glad tidings. The report, released Thursday, was the fifth straight (dating to November 2011) in which the state has projected a surplus for the current biennium. The November report predicts that the state will end the 2014-15 budget cycle with an $825 million net surplus.

The November economic forecast released Thursday projects that the state of Minnesota will end the current biennium with an $825 million surplus. In the immediate afterglow, one note of consensus among major players was that the news should be taken with cautious optimism – though each cited different reasons for doing so.

The decision to import steel has been the subject of criticism, not least from former legislator and Iron Range DFL stalwart Tom Rukavina.

Daudt said the DEED presentation could be considered using state employees to produce political campaign material.

1.) Former House Minority Leader Marty Seifert is poised to jump into the gubernatorial race with a trio of events on Thursday. Seifert’s candidacy has ...

Sen. Michele Benson, R-Ham Lake, said Dayton had "made a promise he couldn't keep," and House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt called the decision "disrespectful."