Office of the Governor, Mark Dayton and Yvonne Prettner Solon, Lt. Governor

March 2011

• Statement from Governor Dayton’s Office on GOP Budget Targets
  
  March 10, 2011 - Today, the Office of Governor Mark Dayton released the following statement from Press Secretary Katharine Tinucci.
• Governor Dayton Signs Bill Extending Unemployment Benefits
  
  March 09, 2011 - Governor Mark Dayton signed House File 103/Senate File 114 into law. The bill allows the State of Minnesota to pay up to 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits.
• Dayton Appoints Sen. Ellen Anderson to Public Utilities Commission
  
  March 09, 2011 - Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced his appointment of Senator Ellen Anderson to chair the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC).  Sen. Anderson brings to the PUC a strong background in energy policy and a long-standing commitment to public service.
• Dayton Announces Vacancy in Eighth Judicial District
  
  March 08, 2011 - Governor Mark Dayton announced today that a judgeship vacancy is occurring in Minnesota’s Eighth Judicial District Court.
• Prettner Solon Named to Leadership of National Lieutenant Governors Association
  
  March 08, 2011 - Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor, Yvonne Prettner Solon, has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA).
• Governor Dayton Appoints Two New Members to Campaign Finance Board
  
  March 07, 2011 - Governor Mark Dayton today appointed Andy Luger and Deanna Wiener to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
• Governor Dayton Appoints At-Large Members to Commission on Judicial Selection
  
  March 04, 2011 - Governor Mark Dayton today announced the appointment of At-Large members to the Commission on Judicial Selection.
• Governor Dayton Announces Appointments to Ballpark Authority
  
  March 04, 2011 - Governor Mark Dayton today appointed former Congressman Martin Sabo and St. Paul Deputy Mayor Paul Williams to serve on the Minnesota Ballpark Authority.
• Governor Dayton Honors Corporal Andrew Charles Wilfahrt
  
  March 04, 2011 - Governor Dayton has signed a proclamation ordering all flags at state and federal buildings in Minnesota be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, March 5, 2011 in honor and remembrance of Corporal Andrew Charles Wilfahrt of Rosemount.
• Dayton Signs HF 1 to Streamline Permitting Process
  
  March 03, 2011 - Today, Governor Mark Dayton signed House File 1/Senate File 42 into law. The bill streamlines the state's permitting process, putting into law the tenants of his Executive Order to ensure the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Pollution Control Agency (PCA) are "moving at the speed of commerce" by accelerating and simplifying their environmental review and permitting processes.