Governor Mark Dayton

Gov. Mark Dayton says Minnesota taxpayers will benefit from a smaller-than-expected budget deficit, but don't expect drastic changes to his tax plan. State budget officials announced Thursday that lawmakers will need to tackle a $627 million budget deficit for the next biennium.

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Minnesota's budget debate kicks into a higher gear on Thursday when state finance officials set the parameters for a process that must conclude by mid-May.

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Minimum wage increases could make the cost of doing business even tougher in Minnesota.

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Here's today's WJON News headlines:
National biathlon event begins at Camp Ripley
2013 St. Cloud Boat Show is underdway at Rivers Edge Convention Center
Deadline to remove fish houses is fast approaching
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Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill giving tens of thousands of state employees a 2 percent raise. Dayton signed the bill on Tuesday. It earlier passed both the House and Senate, both controlled by Democrats.

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Minnesota has accepted a federal offer to put more low-income people on a state-fashioned Medicaid program with the costs falling to the federal government. Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a bill authorizing the expansion that affects more than 35,000 people.

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Gov. Mark Dayton's administration is striking back against perceptions that his proposed sales tax expansion would put Minnesota business at a disadvantage when bidding for service contracts in other states.

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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is expressing his strongest support yet for an expansion of the famed Mayo Clinic that depends on the state aiding with related development costs. Dayton told a group of veteran Democrats at a luncheon Monday that he sees room for negotiation on what a public contribution would be.

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Gov. Mark Dayton says in his State of the State speech that past state income tax cuts are partly to blame for chronic budget problems in Minnesota and that political leaders cannot afford to keep delaying difficult tax and spending decisions.

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Governor Mark Dayton will deliver his annual State of the State address tonight (Wednesday). Dayton's speech in front of both the full bodies of the State House and Senate will be at 7:00 p.m.

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