Dayton hits the road in push for priorities

Published 9:24 am Thursday, June 9, 2016

ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton is taking his campaign to bring lawmakers back for a special session on the road.

The Democratic governor was set to visit Worthington and Moorhead today.

following stops in Rochester and Mankato on Wednesday. It’s part of a public push to get House Republicans on board with extra funding for construction projects in a potential special session.

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Lawmakers didn’t finish that bill before adjourning late last month. Dayton added to the pile of unfinished work by letting a $260 million tax relief bill fail without his signature.

The governor and legislative leaders started talking this week about resurrecting those bills in a special session.

Dayton wants funding for projects on the University of Minnesota campus and other priorities. GOP lawmakers say the bonding bill shouldn’t get larger.