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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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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[...]
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.
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[...]
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.
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.
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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