Since early 2015, Dayton's core circle of advisers has grown to include Shawntera Hardy, who served as a deputy chief of staff. Dayton selected Hardy in April to head the state's jobs and economic ...

By the time he steps down in January of 2019, Dayton will have appointed nearly half of all judges serving on the bench across state of Minnesota — more than any governor before him.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton may have eyes on his legacy, but he’s not spending too much time reminiscing about past accomplishments. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 61°F.

As Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton nears the end of eight years in office to cap a four-decade political career, he's content to take a back seat in the race to replace him. At least for now.

Minnesota's schools, its job hunters and the state's finances are better off than when he took office, Gov. Mark Dayton said Wednesday in his final State of the State speech, even as he laid out ...

Speaker of the House Kurt Daudt said Wednesday that he's prepared to call for Gov. Mark Dayton's resignation for dereliction of duty over skyrocketing health care premiums.

Gov. Mark Dayton is about to enter his last year in public office after more than four decades in Minnesota public life, but he says senioritis, the feeling of just coasting along, has not yet set ...

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ST. PAUL - Mark Dayton will take the oath of office at noon Monday in St. Paul's Landmark Center. He will be joined by other statewide elected officials in the same place that Tim Pawlenty became ...

Mark Dayton opened his last major political speech as governor of Minnesota with a joke — at his own expense. “Some people have suggested I conclude my speech now, to make certain I can walk ...

The 2019 session of the Minnesota Legislature convenes on Tuesday, a day after Tim Walz is sworn in as governor. When Walz takes the job at noon on Monday, it will mean an end to Gov. Mark Dayton ...

Getty Image. On Monday, near the end of a 45-minute State of the State address in Saint Paul, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton collapsed in the middle of the session.