Tom Bakk

St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - Governor Mark Dayton and top legislative leaders emerged from a meeting this morning and indicated their goal is to call state lawmakers back to St. Paul the third week of August for a special session.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton plans to meet with legislative leaders this week as they try again to reach agreement on a special session.

Tower, MN (KROC-AM News) - They may not have made much progress on negotiating the state's next budget, but Governor Mark Dayton and the top Democrat and Republicans in the Minnesota legislature enjoyed a successful outing on Lake Vermilion for the 2015 fishing opener.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Last week's confrontation over Minnesota agency commissioner pay has given way to a calmer tone between two Democrats in the middle of it, Gov. Mark Dayton and Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk.