$1.6 billion budget surplus awaits Minn. lawmakers

February 28, 2017 9:30 am Leave a comment

Minnesota's projected budget surplus has grown to more than $1.65 billion.

Minn. governor recommends $842M in bonding

April 7, 2015 1:18 pm Leave a comment

Among the proposals in Governor Dayton's bonding plan is $20 million to pay for water damage at the State Capitol. (File photo: Bill Klotz) Read more: http://finance-commerce.com/2015/04/dayton-recommends-842m-in-bonding/#ixzz3WeORSyTu

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday recommended an $842 million state bonding bill that would help pay for everything from a new greenhouse at the University of Minnesota to additional state Capitol repairs.

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Minn. governor suggests tax hikes to tackle transportation backlog

January 26, 2015 1:58 pm Leave a comment

construction continues on Interstate 35E in St. Paul, Minn. Democrats and Republicans agree that Minnesota needs hundreds of millions in new spending on roads and bridges to catch up to the state's needs. Gov. Mark Dayton is to release a separate transportation package Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, one day before he outlines his $40 billion-plus budget proposal. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton unveiled a plan Monday that would resurface or replace 2,200 miles of roadway, repair 330 bridges and boost money for local infrastructure projects — but would come at a noticeable cost to taxpayers.

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Fight over road repairs looms in Minn.

January 9, 2015 2:34 pm Leave a comment

A wide gulf between how Republicans, Democrats and business groups want to tackle Minnesota's multibillion-dollar backlog of road and bridge repairs all but guarantees that what has been billed as the biggest fight of the 2015 legislative session will live up to the hype.

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Minn. governor: Pipelines part of solution to rail backlog

November 17, 2014 3:27 pm Leave a comment

a sign reading "Stop the Transcanada Pipeline" stands in a field near Bradshaw, Neb., along the Keystone XL pipeline route through the state. Congress is scrambling to vote on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, but the project could still end up before an obscure commission in Nebraska that regulates telephones, taxi cabs and grain bins. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said Monday more oil pipelines are part of the solution to a rail backlog that has clogged agricultural shipments across Minnesota — even as state regulators have kept one major project in limbo.

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Minn. Senate proposes $1.1B construction plan

May 5, 2014 3:13 pm Leave a comment

A rendering shows a plan to replace the nearly 80-year-old Stillwater Lift Bridge between Wisconsin and Minnesota. (Rendering courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Transportation)

Democrats who lead the Minnesota Senate released a proposal Monday for publicly backed construction that totals more than $1.1 billion in combined borrowing and cash financing for projects ranging from refurbishment of aging buildings on college campuses to flood prevention to theater restorations.

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Team owners: Lawsuit won’t affect stadium plans

August 8, 2013 3:02 pm Leave a comment

Development of a billion-dollar stadium for the Minnesota Vikings will not be affected by a recent court judgment against Zygi Wilf and his family, a team official said. Gov. Mark Dayton wants the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority to take extra steps to ensure integrity of the team's stadium deal after a judge ruled Wilf committed fraud and violated New Jersey’s civil racketeering law. Construction of the stadium is scheduled to begin in fall.
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is urging an authority overseeing the new Vikings stadium to take extra precautions as it finalizes an agreement with the team's New Jersey-based owners given their legal woes back home.

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Minn. gov. throws flag over seat fees for Vikings stadium

November 15, 2012 4:17 pm Leave a comment

Gov. Mark Dayton is accusing the Minnesota Vikings of not being forthright about whether season ticketholders would charge hefty new fees to help pay for the new NFL stadium in downtown Minneapolis. (AP photo by Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority)

Gov. Mark Dayton said Thursday that Minnesota Vikings officials weren't forthright during negotiations about the possibility that season ticket holders could be charged hefty new fees to help fund the new stadium.

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Game day at Capitol for Vikings stadium

May 7, 2012 3:24 pm Leave a comment

Supporters of a new Vikings stadium pleaded for votes in the Minnesota House on Monday, calling it their "one chance" to preserve the team's future in the state.

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Minn. gov. looks to next year after stadium setback

April 17, 2012 2:49 pm Leave a comment

Gov. Mark Dayton conceded Tuesday that the deal to build the Minnesota Vikings a new stadium might not happen until next year, but he said he was confident it would get done despite a critical setback in the Legislature.

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