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

July 2011

• State Capitol to Reopen Tuesday
  
  July 18, 2011 - Governor Mark Dayton today ordered the State Capitol and State Office Building to re-open to the public, beginning at 9:00am Tuesday, July 19, 2011.
• Joint statement from Governor Dayton, Speaker Zellers, Senate Majority Leader Koch
  
  July 17, 2011 - Governor Mark Dayton, Speaker Kurt Zellers, and Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch released the following statement this afternoon on the status of budget negotiations.
• Governor Dayton orders flags flown at half-staff in honor of Sergeant Ian Williams McConnell
  
  July 17, 2011 - In honor and remembrance of Sergeant Ian Williams McConnell, Governor Dayton has ordered all U.S. and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff in Minnesota, from sunrise until sunset on Monday, July 18th.
• Governor Dayton Offers Compromise Budget Solution
  
  July 14, 2011 - Governor Mark Dayton today continued his effort to find compromise and resolve the budget impasse to get Minnesotans back to work. Today he sent Republican Legislative leaders another offer of a compromise solution.
• Governor Dayton continues offers to compromise
  
  July 11, 2011 - Governor Dayton delivered a video message to the people of Minnesota, expanding his efforts to engage citizens directly about the future of our state.
• Commission on Judicial Selection Announces Vacancies in Tenth Judicial District
  
  July 11, 2011 - The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that a judgeship vacancy is occurring in Minnesota’s Tenth Judicial District Court.
• Governor Dayton issues Emergency Executive Order 11-21
  
  July 09, 2011 - Today, Governor Dayton issued Emergency Executive Order 11-21, declaring a State of Emergency in Minnesota, following the severe weather that caused extensive damage starting in southwest Minnesota and moving northeast on July 1, 2011.
• Governor Dayton orders flags flown at half-staff in honor of Sergeant Chad Frokjer
  
  July 08, 2011 - In honor and remembrance of Sergeant Chad Frokjer, Governor Dayton has ordered all U.S. flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, July 9, 2011.
• Governor Dayton’s statement on recommendations from budget committee
  
  July 07, 2011 - Today, Governor Dayton released the following statement in response to the ‘Framework for a Budget Solution’ put forward by the bi-partisan committee, organized by Vice President Walter Mondale and Governor Arne Carlson
• Governor Dayton makes another compromise offer in budget negotiations
  
  July 06, 2011 - Today, Governor Mark Dayton once again offered compromise, proposing two different options for closing the gap between the Governor and the GOP legislative proposals.