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Governor Dayton Signs $15.7 Billion Education Funding Bill
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Governor Mark Dayton was joined by legislative leaders in St. Paul this morning as he signed the K-12 Omnibus budget bill, increasing funding for Minnesota schools to the tune of about $485 million. Comment?
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Minn. Gov. Dayton signs $15.7 billion education bill
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has signed an education package that boosts spending on schools and scales back high-stakes testing. Comment?
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Ex-Vikings coach Bud Grant: Don't use outdoors money for metro parks
... High School football field, Wednesday, September 1, 2010. (Pioneer Press: John Autey) Bud Grant says Gov. Mark Dayton knows the right call on $9.3 million in outdoors projects approved by the House and Senate. The former Vikings coach is leading the ... Comment?
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Same-sex marriage: A no-brainer for Michigan | Brian Dickerson
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... Gallagher: Why Detroit's revitalization needs successful private partnerships Supporters watch Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton sign a gay marriage bill into law at the state Capitol on May 14. / Richard Tsong-Taatarii/McClatchy-tribune The 2014 election ... Comment?
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Minnesota Legislature Approves Education Bill, Includes All-Day Kindergarten
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... that will "make life easier" for working parents, according to the bill's supporters, now awaits Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton's signature as work begins to wrap up on the 2013 Legislative Session. The omnibus bill, which means one version of the bill ... Comment?
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Full Minnesota budget reaches Dayton's desk
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The clock is ticking on Gov. Mark Dayton to take action on the state budget bills the Legislature sent his way. Comment?
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Legislature Approves Minnesota Child Victims Act
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... bill 57-0 Friday, and the House signed off on the amended bill 123-3 the same day. The act now only awaits Gov. Mark Dayton's approval. The Minnesota State Supreme Court has interpreted existing state law to mean that the statute of limitations on ... Comment?
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Ex-Vikings coach Bud Grant tells Dayton to ax $9.3M in Legacy cash for metro parks
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Bud Grant says Gov. Mark Dayton knows the right call on $9.3 million in outdoors projects approved by the House and Senate. Comment?
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Outdoors, ag provisions include paint, bees, farmers
... few of the impacts from a diverse environment, natural resources and agriculture funding bill headed for Governr Mark Dayton's expected approval. The overall bill spends $312 million on programs such as in the Agriculture Department, Pollution ... Comment?
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Tough legislative session comes to a close
... opposed the measure. But in the last weeks of the session, the House and Senate approved the bill and Governor Mark Dayton drew a crowd of thousands to watch him sign it into law. Lawmakers also passed a plan to set up the state's health insurance ... Comment?
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Minnesota Capitol scorecard - what did lawmakers do and leave undone in the 2013 session?
... a bill allowing home child-care providers and personal care assistants to decide whether to unionize. While Gov. Mark Dayton is expected to sign it into law, the issue may be litigated in court. Attempts to address gun violence by banning assault ... Comment?
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Lawmakers Wrap Up 'Successful' Legislative Session
Gov. Mark Dayton and Democratic legislative leaders call the just-finished session a success and say they accomplished what they set out to do. Comment?
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Dayton, Dems call 2013 session a success; GOP disagrees
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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Mark Dayton and DFL say they're proud of the work the accomplished during the 2013 session, and they say they're ready to defend the tax increases that were a key part of their budget plan. 1 comment
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Partisan battles rise over failed bonding bill
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- When Capitol reporters asked Gov. Mark Dayton about the things that weren't accomplished during the 2013 session he replied by saying that he wanted to focus on what was accomplished. Comment?
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New Minn. Taxes to Get More Scrutiny Next Year
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... but leaders pledged to do that early next year. The service sales taxes are far more limited than what Gov. Mark Dayton proposed earlier in the year. Aside from warehousing, there are new taxes on commercial equipment repair and telecommunications ... Comment?
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Anderson: Minnesotans are waiting for Dayton's decision
While campaigning, Gov. Mark Dayton said, "I just want everyone to know that if I'm governor, the sportsmen and women of this state are going to have a friend in the governor's office." He could sign a bill brokered by big shots in the waning hours of the just-concluded legislative session - a deal that would send a knife into the heart of the ... (more) Comment?
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Permanent transit funding takes a back seat
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... a gradual increase over the veto of Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty. A task force appointed last year by DFL Gov. Mark Dayton recommended increasing it by 40 cents a gallon over two decades. Dayton supported raising the metro sales tax for transit, but ... Comment?
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MN Lawmakers Reflect on 2013 Legislative Session
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... things that will benefit middle class Minnesotans. A better education system, more jobs; better jobs," said Gov. Mark Dayton while speaking in St. Paul. Lawmakers were able to work together on a public safety budget and a scaled-down bonding bill ... Comment?
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Minnesota legislature OKs new higher top income tax bracket
... voted 36-30 to approve the tax bill state representatives approved hours earlier, sending it to Governor Mark Dayton minutes before the legislature adjourned for the year. Earlier on Monday, in a major victory for organized labor, state ... Comment?
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Marriage equality gains momentum
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... was defeated. On the same day voters returned control of state government to Democrats. That's how Gov. Mark Dayton came to sign a measure May 14, approved earlier by the House and Senate, granting full marriage rights to all Minnesotans. Laura ... Comment?
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