Tag: Mark Dayton
OPINION: High Taxes Are Driving Minnesotans to Greener Pastures
Earlier this month, Alpha News reported on the latest U.S. Census Bureau data for the Twin Cities metro area. While there were a few...
Dayton Wants to Spend $93 Million on Mental Health Hospital
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Mark Dayton is strongly advocating for over $70 million in construction bonding for the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter,...
House Passes $273 Million Education Funding Bill, Dayton Not Satisfied
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota House passed the $273 million education funding bill last Friday with a 75-54 vote.
As Alpha News previously reported,...
MN Attorney General Hailed at Muslim Day at the Capitol
ST. PAUL - About 200 people, most of them Muslim, gathered at Minnesota’s State Capitol in St. Paul Monday to advocate for religious tolerance...
MN Politicians React to Trump’s Climate Change Executive Order
WASHINGTON -- Politicians in Minnesota are responding to President Donald Trump’s latest executive order.
On Wednesday, Trump signed an executive order which would shut...
Reinsurance Reaches Agreement in MN Legislature
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A reinsurance deal to help stabilize a rocky healthcare market in Minnesota is one step closer to implementation.
According to...
A State Shutdown Over Pre-K Funding?
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton is gearing up for a fight with Republicans over Pre-K expansion in Minnesota.
Dayton held a press...
Minn. Ellison Softens Tone on Trump, Offers Olive Branch
MINNEAPOLIS -- After the White House and Republican leadership in Washington failed to pass the American Health Care Act (ACHA), the cornerstone of President...
Dayton Calls for Major Changes to Reinsurance Bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) called on lawmakers to make several changes to the Republican-led reinsurance bill, a bill designed...
Lt. Governor Tina Smith Turns Down Opportunity to Run for Governor
ST. PAUL, Minn -- It’s now open season for Minnesota’s race for Governor. On Friday afternoon, Lt. Governor Tina Smith announced that she would...