The Fergus Falls Daily Journal

“Jobs” was the name of the game during Governor Mark Dayton’s Wednesday visit to Fergus Falls. In fact, he’s hoping to make it the theme during his entire tenure as governor. “It’s going to be my priority for the next three and a half years,” he said during a stop in The Daily Journal office. [...]

Planning continues as Governor Mark Dayton’s visit to Fergus Falls is only two days away. A public input session has been planned from 1 to 3 p.m. in Legacy Hall at M State, although the format of that session has not been released yet. The rest of the schedule is still up in air. “He [...]

Governor Mark Dayton is coming to Fergus Falls this Friday to learn about a local economic development tool and hopefully promote it throughout the state, Mayor Hal Leland reported. Leland, who made the announcement at Monday night’s city council meeting, said Dayton is particularly interested in West Central Minnesota’s involvement in the area EB-5 regional [...]

ST. PAUL — Here’s how bad it is for Minnesota Democrats: They could wind up losing, even in a race they might have won. A potential recount in Minnesota’s race for governor might eventually crown Democrat Mark Dayton the winner but drag on so long that the Legislature convenes in January with retiring GOP Gov. [...]

Saying that Minnesota needs to increase revenues, as well as streamline government to offset a $6 billion budget deficit, gubernatorial candidates Mark Dayton, DFLer, and Tom Horner, Independent, reiterated their tax plans during a Candidates Forum Monday evening in Alexandria. Republican Tom Emmer, firm in his stand against any tax increases, did not attend the [...]

A new Minnesota Public Radio News/ Humphrey Institute poll shows Democratic gubernatorial nominee Mark Dayton with a significant and growing lead over Republican nominee Tom Emmer. A month ago, the poll showed Dayton and Emmer deadlocked at 34 percent each. But the latest survey shows Dayton with an 11 percentage point lead over Emmer — [...]