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

October 2012

• Photo release: Governor Dayton hosts reception for Their Majesties, The King and Queen of Sweden
  
  October 06, 2012 - Saint Paul - Today, Governor Mark Dayton held a reception for King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden and 150 guests at the Governor’s Residence.
• Commission on Judicial Selection Recommends Fifth Judicial District Candidates to Governor Dayton
  
  October 03, 2012 - Saint Paul, MN – The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today it is recommending three candidates to Governor Mark Dayton for consideration to fill the current vacancy occurring in Minnesota’s Fifth Judicial District.
• Lt. Governor Prettner Solon to hold office hours in Duluth
  
  October 03, 2012 - Saint Paul, MN – On Thursday, October 4, Lieutenant Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon will host office hours in Duluth. The Lt. Governor announced that she will also host additional office hours on Thursday, October 25.
• Governor, Lt. Governor urge Minnesotans to “Own Your Future”
  
  October 02, 2012 - ST. PAUL, MN – Minnesota’s “Own Your Future” campaign officially got underway this week – a state-federal partnership urging Minnesotans to plan for the services they will need as they grow old. The initiative addresses the growing importance of long-term care planning.
• Governor Dayton issues Emergency Executive Order 12-11
  
  October 02, 2012 - Today, Governor Mark Dayton issued Emergency Executive Order 12-11 ordering the Adjutant General of Minnesota to order to state active duty such personnel and equipment necessary to support wildfire suppression in Northwest Minnesota.
• Governor Dayton Announces Upcoming Vacancy on Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals
  
  October 01, 2012 - SAINT PAUL, MN – Governor Dayton announced today that a judgeship vacancy will be occurring on the Minnesota’s Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals. The Honorable Thomas L. Johnson’s term will be expiring, leaving a vacancy for a judgeship on the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals.