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Tony Sertich

Aug 4, 2015

Dayton appoints Sertich to stadium authority

Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed former DFL state legislator Tony Sertich to the board of Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, the public body that’s overseeing construction of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium. Sertich, president of the Northland Foundation, replaces Duane Benson, who resigned from the board effective Aug. 1 after a well-publicized dispute with board chair ...

Jun 24, 2014

The Capitol Note: Dayton attends rally for state iron industry

Gov. Mark Dayton joined iron workers in northeast Minnesota on Monday rallying against the alleged over-saturation of the US steel market by foreign countries.

Mar 5, 2014

The Capitol Note: “Unsession” roll-out highlights 1,000 proposed changes

Dayton also issued an executive order calling on all executive branch agencies to begin using plain, "easy-to-understand" language.

Mar 5, 2014

Dayton administration outlines ‘unsession’ package

Gov. Mark Dayton's ideas to reform and simplify state government include more than 1,000 adjustments to policies already on the books.

Feb 4, 2014

The Capitol Note: Dayton to announce running mate choice

The latest conventional wisdom points to chief of staff Tina Smith as the odds-on favorite.

Feb 3, 2014

The Capitol Note: Dayton to pick running mate this week

Sen. Katie Sieben, DFL-Newport, announced on Friday that she would not seek the Lieutenant Governor position.

Jul 19, 2013

Minnesota Film & TV Board gets $10M for incentives; boon or boondoggle?

In some ways, the modern era of film and television production started in Minnesota. In 1997, the Legislature passed an incentive program hoping to lure producers to film in the North Star State. Prior to that, the Minnesota Film and Television Board had used the state’s homegrown charms, such as scenery and a competent workforce, to romance the makers of Hollywood films such as “The Mighty Du[...]

May 15, 2013

Dayton signs marriage bill

With a quick swipe of his pen, Gov. Mark Dayton made Minnesota the 12th state in the nation to allow same-sex marriages as a crowd of more than a thousand watched on the front steps of the Capitol Tuesday.

May 14, 2013

Dayton signs historic bill to legalize same-sex marriage

The ceremony marked a dramatic shift in Minnesota, where two years ago lawmakers voted to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to ban gay marriages. Six months ago, voters rejected that amendment by a more than 5 point margin. Come August 1, same-sex couples in the state will be able to apply for wedding licenses and couples married in other states will have their union recognized in Minne[...]

Dec 19, 2012

Session ’13 politics: Let the games begin

The last time DFLers controlled all the levers of power at the Capitol, during the 1989-90 legislative session, Duane Benson was the Republican Senate minority leader. Benson recalls making a floor speech at the time comparing the dynamic to a basketball contest between the Harlem Globetrotters and the Washington Generals.

Jul 25, 2012

6B House primary may turn on mining, jobs

Voters are faced with a familiar dilemma in the heart of the Minnesota Iron Range. The unexpected retirement of 26-year DFL Rep. Tom Rukavina at the end of session has left a big hole in DFL-friendly House District 6B, which stretches across cities like Virginia and Eveleth and includes some of the state’s most mining-dependent towns.

Aug 31, 2011

Cravaack will face tough test in 2012

In 2010, Chip Cravaack pulled off one of the most stunning political upsets in the country by defeating U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar. The 18-term DFL incumbent chaired the powerful Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and had never won re-election by less than 29 percentage points.

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