Endorsements
13 Supporting Our Troops: Dayton Proposes Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Fund
Dayton Proposes State “Beyond the Yellow Ribbon” Funding
Speaking this afternoon to the Hibbing VFW, DFL Gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton will propose a matching state grant program to communities throughout Minnesota to start or expand their “Beyond the Yellow Ribbon” outreach to returning Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans. The meeting… Read more
8 Dayton to Other Candidates: “What’s Your Plan?”
Dayton to Other Candidates: “What’s Your Plan?“
DFL Gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton today challenged the other DFL, Republican, and Independence Party candidates for Governor to reveal their plans for eliminating the state’s projected $5.8 billion deficit for the next biennium.
“My opponents are all criticizing me for raising too much… Read more
2 Dayton Calls on Mn/DOT to End all Contracting with Allegedly Negligent Firm URS
Dayton Calls on Mn/DOT to End all Contracting with Allegedly Negligent Firm URS
St. Paul, MN: Mark Dayton today called on the Minnesota Department of Transportation to end all contracting with allegedly negligent firm URS. The private contracting giant has been the defendant in several closed and ongoing lawsuits alleging… Read more
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Jobs
En Español: Trabajos
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
As Commissioner, I helped design and then implemented the MN Economic Development Authority, The Minnesota Fund, the legislature’s “Enterprise Zones” and the Star City program. They helped bring thousands of new jobs, with good wages and benefits, to unemployed workers throughout Minnesota.
As Governor, I will use a state stimulus package, bonding for more highway and mass transit projects, and innovative economic growth initiatives to create new jobs throughout our state. I will travel throughout our state, nation, and world, asking businesses what they need to locate or expand in Minnesota.
Read Mark’s Comprehensive Jobs Plan to Build “a Better Minnesota”