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Environmental group wants state to dump PolyMet outside counsel
On Wednesday, Attorney General Lori Swanson formally appointed Crowell & Moring as special counsel to assist with potential lawsuits over PolyMet Mining Corporation’s proposed open pit mine near Hoyt Lakes.
Read More »Dayton taps Jesson, Smith for Court of Appeals
Gov. Mark Dayton named his human services commissioner to a spot on the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Friday, leaving a vacancy at the top of the state’s largest agency.
Read More »Minnesota budget forecast brings $1.9B in good news
The economic forecast produced by the Department of Minnesota Management and Budget details state government finances while estimating the amount of money lawmakers will have at their disposal in the Legislature’s election-year session.
Read More »Dayton on pace to appoint more than half the judges in the state
The demographic transformation of Minnesota’s judiciary during the Dayton administration is striking.
Read More »Dayton plans to convene statewide water quality summit
The summit will include water quality experts, farmers, legislators, regulators, the business community, members of the public, local leaders and others.
Read More »Dayton decries ‘showmanship’ over Syrian refugees
The two-term Democrat lashed out at calls by roughly half of the nation’s governors to halt migration of Syrian refugees to the United States.
Read More »Feds will consider extension for Real ID law compliance
Gov. Mark Dayton asked the federal government for more time to comply with new standards for driver's licenses on Friday, aiming to ensure Minnesota residents aren't turned away when stronger requirements are imposed for domestic flights.
Read More »Bruce Dayton, governor’s father and Target champion, dies
Bruce Dayton, the father of Minnesota’s governor and a key figure in building his family’s company into the retailing business that became Target Corp., has died. Dayton was 97.
Read More »Supplier diversity in vogue, but businesses falling short
Too many of them apparently follow frameworks that shortchange minority- and women-owned businesses.
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