Dayton Criticizes Student Ticket Bundling
Gov. Mark Dayton says he's "appalled" to hear of a new sports ticket bundling practice for students at the University of Minnesota.
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Gov. Mark Dayton says he's "appalled" to hear of a new sports ticket bundling practice for students at the University of Minnesota.
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton pledged Friday to carry on his "no excuses, no exceptions" promise to boost public school funding each year if re-elected this fall. His Republican challenger Jeff Johnson told school leaders they can expect more flexibility with state dollars if he wins.
The Thursday night NFL game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers is so big it even affects political strategy.
Minnesota has hired the top official to oversee research on the effects of marijuana for the state's new medical marijuana program. Dr. Thomas Arneson, an internal medicine specialist with research experience in several organizations, will head up research efforts in the state's Office of Medical Cannabis. His hire was announced Thursday. He starts Monday.
Gov. Mark Dayton is heading to southwestern Minnesota next weekend for the 2014 Pheasant Hunting Opener in Minnesota. The annual Governor's Pheasant Hunting Opener will be held in Worthington Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11.
Former President Bill Clinton is bound for Minnesota next week to campaign for Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Sen. Al Franken. Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party announced Thursday that Clinton would appear at a University of Minnesota rally the following Friday afternoon.
A mining project under regulatory review has fueled a sharp exchange among Minnesota's candidates for governor. At a debate Wednesday night, Republican challenger Jeff Johnson accused Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton's administration of "slow-walking" a regulatory review of the PolyMet copper-nickel mine project in northeastern Minnesota.
The strength of Minnesota's economy put Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican nominee Jeff Johnson at odds Wednesday night in an opening debate that also saw skirmishes over health care and transportation.
The cost of getting health insurance through MNsure next year is going up -- but it will still be among the lowest in the country. Minnesotans who get insurance through the state's health exchange can enroll for next year beginning Nov. 15. Even though the rates are low for some people, others could see big rate hikes.
Minnesota Republicans say a 4.5 percent average rate increase for people buying insurance through the state health exchange is deceptive. State officials announced the increase on Wednesday, and said Minnesota will still have the lowest rates in the nation next year.
Democratic Sen. Al Franken and his Republican challenger Mike McFadden spent their first debate clashing over how to address problems in President Barack Obama's health care law and mining on Minnesota's Iron Range.
The first of five debates in the Minnesota governor's race has Democrat Mark Dayton, Republican Jeff Johnson and the Independence Party's Hannah Nicollet headed to Rochester.
Minnesota 8th District Congressman Rick Nolan is the target of a barrage of Republican advertising with a tough, emotional edge. The ads from the Republican Congressional Committee make the claim that the Democratic Congressman is soft on terrorists.
Minnesota lawmakers are turning up the heat on the state's major railroads to do something to alleviate congestion that's costing the state millions of dollars.
Although the federal government said no, Dakota County will get disaster aid to help with severe storms and flooding earlier this year. Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday directed Minnesota emergency management director Kris Eide (EYE'-dee) to provide state aid to Dakota County under the State Public Disaster Assistance Fund.
