Gov. Mark Dayton has named his human services commissioner, Lucina Jesson, and University of Minnesota deputy general counsel Tracy Smith to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
House Republicans are pressuring Gov. Mark Dayton to take a deal on public school funding. Education funding has been the biggest sticking point among three unresolved pieces of the state's budget.
The tax bill signed by Gov. Mark Dayton provides an extra $10 million a year for local government programs to fight the spread of aquatic invasive species.
Students, faculty and administrators are urging Gov. Mark Dayton to stand firm against deep cuts in Minnesota higher education. Dayton held a round table discussion on the effects of proposed higher education cuts Wednesday at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul.