During a press conference Tuesday, Dayton and DFL legislative leaders prefaced the looming 2014 mid-term campaigns with a checklist of their accomplishments at the helm of state government.

Despite the ruling, the state still considers the team owners financially viable partners on their planned $975 million joint public-private stadium project.

The trio of perceived shortcomings within MNsure cropped up in rapid succession, with each matter coming to light in a matter of days last week.

Gov. Mark Dayton defended the roll out of MNsure, the state’s not-yet operating health insurance exchange program, after a data breach raised concerns about the security of the system, and he said he's looking to change state law next year to deal with an uptick in state employees breaching private driver's license data.

Dayton issued a letter to "strongly urge" the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority not allow Vikings team owners Mark and Zygi Wilf to pay for large amounts of their share of the stadium costs with personal seat licenses. The authority and the Vikings are negotiating the terms of the team's lease and financing for the downtown Minneapolis stadium that is expected to break ground this fall.

A review of financial documents found the Wilfs to be financially sound, even in the event of a "worst case scenario" ruling in the New Jersey lawsuit.

The 67 percent favorable rating from Democrats marks a steep tumble for the governor among his fellow DFLers, 80 percent of whom approved of Dayton's job performance in early 2013.

The head of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority issued a statement Wednesday saying the owners of the Minnesota Vikings appear to have the financial resources to make good on paying for the team's share of a new NFL stadium in downtown Minneapolis.

The NFL's willingness to release documents comes on the heels of the Vikings organization's acquiescence to cooperating with the MSFA.

The Minnesota Vikings franchise and the public authority that will own its new home are working to break ground on the downtown Minneapolis stadium later this year. But Gov. Mark Dayton’s call for an inquiry into the team’s finances is complicating an already difficult set of negotiations over final agreements for the use and financing of the stadium.