For Dayton's campaign, a simple message: tax the rich

10/29/10, 01:20 PM

In the final part of a series on the major-party candidates for governor, we profile Democrat Mark Dayton, who says his plan to balance the state's budget will make the state's tax system more fair.

Local aid brings local government into race for governor

10/29/10, 03:00 AM

What a city spends on its police force or its parks doesn't usually get any attention in the Minnesota governor's race, but because the state's budget problems loom so centrally this year, local spending issues have been pulled in as well.

MPR-Humphrey Poll: Dayton has 12-point lead over Emmer

10/28/10, 03:00 AM

A new Minnesota Public Radio News-Humphrey Institute poll shows Democratic candidate Mark Dayton with a 12-point lead over Republican candidate Tom Emmer in the race for governor.