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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

Dayton releases campaign fundraising numbers

Dayton releases campaign fundraising numbers

DFL Gov. Mark Dayton raised $217,208 between April and June for next year’s re-election bid, his campaign manager announced today. Dayton, who will seek a second term in 2014, voluntarily filed a report of receipts and expenditures for his campaign committee. Campaign Manager Katharine Tinucci noted that Dayton files quarterly reports for his campaign to…
by Tim Pugmire

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Three construction teams compete to build Senate Office Building

Three construction teams compete to build Senate Office Building

Three teams of contractors have submitted bids to the state to build a new $89 million Senate Office Building. The firms are Ryan Companies with HGA Architects, Mortenson Construction with BWBR Architects and Kraus-Anderson Construction with Architectural Alliance. The state asked companies to submit bids for the work by July 1. A seven member committee…
by Tom Scheck

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Dayton urges Congress to act on immigration

Dayton urges Congress to act on immigration

  Gov. Mark Dayton and 14 other Democratic governors have sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to act on legislation that would change immigration laws. The letter, which was sent to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., calls for the House to…
by Tom Scheck

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The Daily Digest (Dayton seeks disaster aid, childcare unionization gets a court hearing, deal on student loans)

Welcome to today’s Daily Digest. The June storms caused $17.8 million in damage. The childcare unionization law gets a federal court hearing and the Senate has reached a deal on student loan rates.  State of Minnesota Gov. Dayton seeks disaster aid (MPR News) Gov. Dayton is seeking federal disaster aid for the June storms. Preliminary…
by Tom Scheck

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Auditor questions state’s accounting system

Auditor questions state’s accounting system

Minnesota’s Legislative Auditor is raising questions about how well the state’s accounting system is working. The system known as SWIFT, administered by Minnesota Management and Budget, is not providing timely information on the state’s spending, according to Legislative Auditor James Nobles.  The state spent nearly $70 million on the system, and it still isn’t working…
by Tom Scheck

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The Daily Digest (education secretary on early childhood ed, Senate averts filibuster showdown)

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was in the Twin Cities to promote a plan to better fund early childhood education that could mean more dollars for Minnesota. The U.S. Senate managed to avert a showdown over rules governing the use of the filibuster. And even though she's retiring, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann still leads the House delegation in fundraising.
by Jon Collins

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The Daily Digest (Bonding bill requests total $2.8 billion, Emmer leads 6th CD fundraising)

Although the state legislative session is still months away, we're getting a better idea what sort of bonding will be on the table as state agencies and local government put in their requests. In Washington, the filibuster showdown continues as Senate Democrats threaten to restrict the practice. And as the 2014 election slowly approaches, former state Rep. Tom Emmer is putting up some impressive fundraising totals in the 6th District race.
by Jon Collins

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