by Paul Demko
Published: May 18, 2012
Tags: Mark Dayton, Minnesota Supreme Court, Morrie Lanning, Tobacco appropriation bonds, Vikings Stadium
If appropriation bonds are deemed unconstitutional, the state’s means of raising $348 million disappears.
by Chris Newmarker
Published: May 18, 2012
Tags: Angel Tax Credit, CBRE, data center, Gene Goddard, Greater MSP, Mark Dayton, property taxes, Tim Mahoney, UnitedHealth Group
In vetoing the Republican-controlled Legislature’s property tax bill, Gov. Mark Dayton ended up rejecting many other measures supported by the economic development community.
by Paul Demko
Published: May 14, 2012
Tags: Barack Obama, Mark Dayton, Mitt Romney, SurveyUSA
More than half of Minnesotans approve of the job being done by Gov. Mark Dayton, according to a new poll released by SurveyUSA. Among registered voters surveyed, 56 percent indicated support for Dayton's performance, compared to 33 percent who expressed disapproval.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: May 14, 2012
Tags: Mark Dayton, property taxes, Taxes
In his veto letter sent on Monday, Dayton said while the new bill is a slimmed down version of the bill he vetoed just a few weeks earlier, it still adds to the state’s projected deficit by $46 million this biennium and $73 million in the next.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: May 11, 2012
Tags: bonding bill, Mark Dayton, Vikings Stadium
At a Capitol news conference on Friday, the day after lawmakers adjourned sine die, Gov. Mark Dayton said he had hoped for a bill closer to the $775 million bonding bill he proposed in January, but the Republican majorities slimmed down bill was “better than nothing” to create construction jobs.
by Paul Demko
Published: May 10, 2012
Tags: Julie Rosen, Mark Dayton, Minnesota Vikings
The Senate gave final approval to a $975 million stadium for the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday, passing the bill on a 36-30 vote. The legislation is now headed for a signature from DFL Gov. Mark Dayton, who has championed the stadium as a top state priority.
by Charley Shaw
Published: May 9, 2012
Tags: Alice Hausman, bonding, Dave Thompson, DEED, Jim Metzen, Kathy Sheran, light rail, Mark Dayton, Mike Parry, Paul Gazelka, Roger Reinert, Ron Latz, Scott Dibble, Southwest Corridor, Steve Drazkowski, Steve Simon, Tom Bakk
Democrats in the Minnesota House and Senate have had two choices regarding their posture heading into the 2012 campaign season: Withhold votes on key bills to set up the claim that Republicans presided over a do-nothing session, or put up the votes to ensure passage of key initiatives and cry “job creation!”
by Jake Grovum
Published: May 9, 2012
Tags: Greg Davids, Julianne Ortman, Mark Dayton, Taxes
Republicans say they are confident Gov. Mark Dayton will sign this version of their omnibus tax bill, but say they have no set agreement that he will.
by Charley Shaw
Published: May 4, 2012
Tags: Ben Kruse, Denise Dittrich, DNR, Mark Dayton, Mike Jungbauer, Ron Latz, school trust lands, Tim O'Driscoll, Tom Landwehr
Two marquee pieces of environmental legislation in the 2012 session owe their victories in no small part to horse trading between Gov. Mark Dayton and the Legislature.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: May 4, 2012
Tags: bonding, Dave Senjem, Jim Schowalter, Julianne Ortman, Kurt Zellers, Lester Bagley, Mark Dayton, Matt Dean, Paul Thissen, R.T. Rybak, Tom Bakk, Vikings Stadium
At first it was a “hare-brained scheme,” and then it was “absolutely worth considering.” At first it was roofless, and then it couldn’t be built without a roof.
