AM 1240 WJON » Governor Mark Dayton http://wjon.com Sun, 26 May 2013 00:41:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Dayton: Use Cigarette, Corporate Taxes for Stadium http://wjon.com/dayton-use-cigarette-corporate-taxes-for-stadium/ http://wjon.com/dayton-use-cigarette-corporate-taxes-for-stadium/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:09:36 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=189605 Gov. Mark Dayton is proposing that lawmakers use new revenue from taxes on cigarettes and corporate income to shore up the state's share of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium. Dayton's revenue commissioner unveiled the latest proposal Thursday in the House-Senate tax conference committee.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-use-cigarette-corporate-taxes-for-stadium/feed/ 0 Minnesota Vikings Camp Ripley Fights Fires, Guard Actived to Assist Around the State http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-fights-fires-guard-actived-to-assist-around-the-state/ http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-fights-fires-guard-actived-to-assist-around-the-state/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:18:44 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=189303 The Camp Ripley Fire Department battled two fires within the training area of the camp, while Gov. Dayton activated the National Guard to help fight other fires around the state.

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]]> http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-fights-fires-guard-actived-to-assist-around-the-state/feed/ 0 Getty Images Dayton Signs Emergency Fire Assistance Order http://wjon.com/dayton-signs-emergency-fire-assistance-order/ http://wjon.com/dayton-signs-emergency-fire-assistance-order/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 01:52:43 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=189103 Gov. Mark Dayton has signed an emergency order to help the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center fight wildfires around the state.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-signs-emergency-fire-assistance-order/feed/ 0 Dayton To Sign Gay Marriage Bill Tuesday http://wjon.com/dayton-to-sign-gay-marriage-bill-tuesday/ http://wjon.com/dayton-to-sign-gay-marriage-bill-tuesday/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 23:55:37 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=188814 Gov. Mark Dayton says he will sign a bill legalizing gay marriage in a ceremony on the Capitol steps on Tuesday. The governor's staff announced his plans just moments after the state Senate passed the bill Monday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-to-sign-gay-marriage-bill-tuesday/feed/ 0 United States Senate Photo Governor Dayton to Attend Kentucky Derby http://wjon.com/governor-dayton-to-attend-kentucky-derby/ http://wjon.com/governor-dayton-to-attend-kentucky-derby/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 13:00:47 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=186816 Gov. Mark Dayton is traveling to Kentucky this weekend for a meeting of the Democratic Governors Association where he also has plans to take in the Kentucky Derby.

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]]> http://wjon.com/governor-dayton-to-attend-kentucky-derby/feed/ 0 Andy Lyons - Getty Images Governor Appoints Raupp as District Court Judge http://wjon.com/governor-appoints-raupp-as-district-court-judge/ http://wjon.com/governor-appoints-raupp-as-district-court-judge/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:44:41 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=184853 Benton County's attorney is moving to the other side of the bench. Governor Mark Dayton today (Thursday) appointed Robert Raupp as District Court Judge in the Seventh Judicial District.

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]]> http://wjon.com/governor-appoints-raupp-as-district-court-judge/feed/ 0 Robert Raupp St. Cloud Convention Center Included in Dayton's Bonding Plan http://wjon.com/st-cloud-convention-center-included-in-daytons-bonding-plan/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-convention-center-included-in-daytons-bonding-plan/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:21:55 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=180578 A $109 million commitment to Capitol preservation is the biggest element of Gov. Mark Dayton plan for Minnesota-financed construction projects. His wish list outlined Monday also includes substantial funding for new labs at public universities, a new building on the Minneapolis Veterans Home campus and civic center improvements in Mankato, Rochester and St. Cloud.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-convention-center-included-in-daytons-bonding-plan/feed/ 0 City officials have hopes of turning the parking lot behind the Mexican Village into a parking ramp. Photo by WJON.com's Jim Maurice Dayton to Outline Construction Project Wish List http://wjon.com/dayton-to-ouline-construction-project-wish-list/ http://wjon.com/dayton-to-ouline-construction-project-wish-list/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:53:58 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=180412 State Capitol repairs, civic center expansions and veterans home upgrades are all expected to have a place in Gov. Mark Dayton's plan for Minnesota-financed construction projects. Dayton has dropped those hints and others ahead of Monday's official release of his wish list. He has said he would press for $750 million in state borrowing.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-to-ouline-construction-project-wish-list/feed/ 0 Governor Mark Dayton, Getty Images Governor Mark Dayton Fielded a Variety of Questions During St. Cloud Stop [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/governor-mark-dayton-fielded-a-variety-of-questions-during-st-cloud-stop-audio/ http://wjon.com/governor-mark-dayton-fielded-a-variety-of-questions-during-st-cloud-stop-audio/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:04:37 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=178096 Central Minnesotans had their chance to talk directly to Governor Mark Dayton this (Tuesday) evening in St. Cloud, during the third stop in his "Budget for a Better Minnesota" tour.

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]]> http://wjon.com/governor-mark-dayton-fielded-a-variety-of-questions-during-st-cloud-stop-audio/feed/ 0 Governor Mark Dayton, photo by WJON.com's Jim Maurice Dayton Taps Lillehaug for Minnesota High Court http://wjon.com/dayton-taps-lillehaug-for-minnesota-high-court/ http://wjon.com/dayton-taps-lillehaug-for-minnesota-high-court/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:13:29 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=178033 Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed former U.S. Attorney David Lillehaug to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Dayton announced his pick Tuesday. Lillehaug, of Minneapolis, has been working as a private attorney for the last decade and has longstanding ties to the Minnesota DFL.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-taps-lillehaug-for-minnesota-high-court/feed/ 0 David Lillehaug Governor Dayton to Promote Budget Plan in St. Cloud Tonight http://wjon.com/governor-dayton-to-promote-budget-plan-in-st-cloud-tonight/ http://wjon.com/governor-dayton-to-promote-budget-plan-in-st-cloud-tonight/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:40:05 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=177907 A reminder that Governor Mark Dayton will be in St. Cloud this (Tuesday) evening. Dayton is bringing his "Budget for a Better Minnesota" tour to the St. Cloud City Council Chamber.

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]]> http://wjon.com/governor-dayton-to-promote-budget-plan-in-st-cloud-tonight/feed/ 0 Governor Mark Dayton, Getty Images Dayton: I Didn't Know Source of E-Pulltabs Estimate http://wjon.com/dayton-i-didnt-know-source-of-e-pulltabs-estimate/ http://wjon.com/dayton-i-didnt-know-source-of-e-pulltabs-estimate/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:08:24 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=177742 Gov. Mark Dayton says Minnesota's Gambling Control Board should have disclosed from the beginning that gambling companies helped estimate the amount of tax revenue that would be raised by new electronic pulltab games tapped to fund a new Minnesota Vikings stadium.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-i-didnt-know-source-of-e-pulltabs-estimate/feed/ 0 Andy Barth, Photo by WJON.com's Jim Maurice Stearns County Among Leaders in Agriculture [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/governor-announces-ag-week-audio/ http://wjon.com/governor-announces-ag-week-audio/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:51:55 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=177089 Governor Mark Dayton is proclaiming this week as Minnesota Agriculture Week.

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]]> http://wjon.com/governor-announces-ag-week-audio/feed/ 0 Sandra Mu - Getty Images Proposal Would Increase Tobacco Tax [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/governor-keeps-tobacco-tax-audio/ http://wjon.com/governor-keeps-tobacco-tax-audio/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:00:11 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=175443 A tax increase on cigarettes is part of Gov. Dayton's revised budget.

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]]> http://wjon.com/governor-keeps-tobacco-tax-audio/feed/ 0 Matt Cardy - Getty Images Dayton to Travel State to Make Case for His Budget http://wjon.com/dayton-to-travel-state-to-make-case-for-his-budget/ http://wjon.com/dayton-to-travel-state-to-make-case-for-his-budget/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:57:56 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=175643 Gov. Mark Dayton will travel the state starting this week to make the case for his budget. The tour starts with a town hall meeting in Duluth on Wednesday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-to-travel-state-to-make-case-for-his-budget/feed/ 0 Governor Mark Dayton, Getty Images Dayton Wants Tax Hike on Wealthy for Schools http://wjon.com/dayton-wants-tax-hike-on-wealthy-for-schools/ http://wjon.com/dayton-wants-tax-hike-on-wealthy-for-schools/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:36:35 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=175092 Gov. Mark Dayton is asking Minnesota's wealthiest citizens to pay more than a billion dollars in new income taxes in order to boost state funding for schools and colleges by nearly $900 million.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-wants-tax-hike-on-wealthy-for-schools/feed/ 0 Governor Mark Dayton, Getty Images River's Edge Funding Likely in Next Bonding Bill http://wjon.com/rivers-edge-funding-likely-in-next-bonding-bill/ http://wjon.com/rivers-edge-funding-likely-in-next-bonding-bill/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:50:55 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=174463 The Minnesota governor previewed elements of his roughly $750 million bonding proposal - which could include money for the River's Edge Convention Center.

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]]> http://wjon.com/rivers-edge-funding-likely-in-next-bonding-bill/feed/ 0 Dayton Ready to Drop Sales Tax Overhaul http://wjon.com/dayton-ready-to-drop-sales-tax-overhaul/ http://wjon.com/dayton-ready-to-drop-sales-tax-overhaul/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:04:45 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=173890 Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton tells The Associated Press he's '99.8 percent certain' he'll abandon a bid to broaden the state sales tax to service transactions, a key revenue element of his proposed budget but also one that provoked protest from the business community.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-ready-to-drop-sales-tax-overhaul/feed/ 0 Governor Mark Dayton, Getty Images Dayton to Release Revised Budget Next Week http://wjon.com/dayton-to-release-revised-budget-next-week/ http://wjon.com/dayton-to-release-revised-budget-next-week/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:31:13 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=173386 ST. PAUL (AP) -- Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton hasn't decided whether to keep a proposed sales tax expansion intact but says he expects to announce a revised budget early next week.

Dayton said Wednesday that he's consulting with senior administration officials about how to reconfigure his recommendations

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-to-release-revised-budget-next-week/feed/ 0 Getty Images Poll Finds Support for Some of Dayton's Tax Proposals http://wjon.com/poll-finds-support-for-some-of-daytons-tax-proposals/ http://wjon.com/poll-finds-support-for-some-of-daytons-tax-proposals/#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2013 22:01:55 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=172714 A new poll says a narrow majority of Minnesotans favors Gov. Mark Dayton's proposal to raise taxes on the state's top earners. The poll also finds support for imposing sales tax on clothing items above $100. But there's strong resistance to Dayton's proposal to extend the sales tax to business services.

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