Endorsements
10 Emmer’s Education Plan Doesn’t Add Up
Emmer’s Education Plan Doesn’t Add Up
St. Paul—Today, GOP candidate for governor Representative Tom Emmer released his budget plan for education. Not surprisingly, his numbers don’t add up. He said that he would “hold K-12 funding harmless in the next biennium,” but he also stated he would provide $13.3 billion… Read more
9 President Bill Clinton to Campaign with Mark! Buy tickets here!
President Bill Clinton will be campaigning with Mark on Tuesday, September 14th. The event will be held at 8 pm (doors open at 7 pm) at the Grave 601 hotel in Minneapolis. Sign up here to reserve your ticket!
31 Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters Endorse Mark Dayton
Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters Endorse Mark Dayton
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters (“MPFF”) today announced their endorsement of Mark Dayton for Governor.
The organization, which endorsed Tim Pawlenty in the past two gubernatorial contests, selected Dayton after meeting with both Dayton and Independence candidate Tom Horner. Republican candidate… Read more
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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 will be held at the Hibbing VFW from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
“Beyond the Yellow Ribbon” is the pioneering program of the Minnesota National Guard to provide ongoing supportive services to National Guardsmen and women, in order to assist them and their families with their reintegration into their civilian lives. In 2006, while he was a U.S. Senator, Dayton secured the first Congressional funding for this program, which has now expanded nationwide.
“As Governor, I will spearhead the expansion of this important program throughout Minnesota. No one, who has served our country as heroically as these returning Iraq and Afghan War veterans, should return home alone. After their deserved homecoming celebrations, they face the challenges of reuniting with their families, returning to their former jobs or finding new jobs, and readjusting to civilian life after the enormous stresses of their constant exposures to snipers, roadside explosive devices, and suicide bombers.”
Dayton will propose new state funding of $2 million for each year of the next biennium that will provide one-time seed grants of up to $25,000, to be matched equally by contributions from local governments, businesses, churches, and individuals, for the start-up or expansion of community “Beyond the Yellow Ribbon” efforts. The grant program would be administered by the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. One requirement of the grant would be that the program be continued after the initial state grant has expired.
Dayton said, “As Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Minnesota National Guard, I will take personal responsibility for this program and for enlisting the active involvement of Minnesota businesses, churches, and other civic organizations in assisting these true American heroes and in broadening their outreach services to all veterans. These men and women have heroically served our country; they deserve our support in welcoming them back home.”
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