It was the inaugural hearing of the newly founded Minnesota Sunset Advisory Commission, and for those who worked hard to shepherd the group through the legislative process, William Eggers was saying all the wrong things.

At Wednesday's celebratory press conference, Gov.-elect Mark Dayton insisted that he'd spent little time thinking about inaugural plans. But apparently his campaign staff -- namely finance director Katie Clark -- is focused on planning the festivities.

Mark Dayton, who has an unofficial lead over Republican Tom Emmer in the governor's election, has announced two well-known DFL operatives to lead his transition team including Tina Smith, above.