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

 2011

• First Annual Governor’s Pheasant Opener to be held in Montevideo
  
  August 11, 2011 - Governor Mark Dayton announced today that the First Annual Governor’s Pheasant Opener will be held October 14-15 in Montevideo, in Southwestern Minnesota.
• Governor Dayton’s New Leadership for Early Childhood Learning
  
  August 10, 2011 - Governor Dayton today reaffirmed his commitment to making quality early childhood education a priority for his administration, appointing 22 Minnesotans to the Early Learning Council.
• Dayton Announces Vacancy in First Judicial District
  
  August 10, 2011 - Governor Mark Dayton announced today that a judgeship vacancy is occurring in Minnesota’s First Judicial District Court.
• Governor Dayton Seeks Applicants to State Capitol Preservation and Sunset Advisory Commissions
  
  August 10, 2011 - Governor Dayton is looking for dedicated individuals to serve as members of the newly created State Capitol Preservation Commission and the Sunset Advisory Commission.
• Governor Dayton announces Minnesota will apply for waiver from No Child Left Behind
  
  August 08, 2011 - Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced that Minnesota will apply for the recently announced federal waiver from the current No Child Left Behind law, and released the following statement.
• Governor Dayton issues Emergency Executive Order 11-24
  
  August 06, 2011 - Today, Governor Mark Dayton issued Emergency Executive Order 11-24 to provide assistance for search and rescue efforts following an incident on August 2, 2011.
• Lieutenant Governor Prettner Solon Named to Leadership of Nation’s Lieutenant Governors Association
  
  August 02, 2011 - Lieutenant Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon was re-elected to serve on the leadership committee of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA).
• Governor’s Deer Opener to be Held in Biwabik
  
  August 01, 2011 - Governor Mark Dayton has announced that the 2011 Minnesota Governor’s Deer Hunting Opener will be held November 4-5 in Biwabik, in northeastern Minnesota.
• Governor Dayton orders flags to half-staff in observation of fourth anniversary of I-35W bridge collapse
  
  July 29, 2011 - In honor and remembrance of the lives lost in the Interstate 35W bridge collapse four years ago, Governor Mark Dayton has ordered all U.S. flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol Complex on Monday, August 1, 2011.
• Governor Dayton Calls Special Election
  
  July 26, 2011 - Governor Dayton today issued two writs calling for a special election to be held to fill the vacancies left by the passing of Senator Linda Scheid and the resignation of Senator Linda Berglin.