In State of the State, Dayton calls for unity, while criticizing GOP

Gov. Mark Dayton put Republicans on notice in Wednesday night's State of the State address that he will oppose bills that shut out his administration and DFLers or that are "intended for campaign literature rather than law."

February 16, 2012 at 2:51AM
Gov. Mark Dayton shook hands with legislators after delivering his State of the State address Wednesday night.
Gov. Mark Dayton shook hands with legislators after delivering his State of the State address Wednesday night. (Stan Schmidt — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Gov. Mark Dayton put Republicans on notice in Wednesday night's State of the State address that he will oppose bills that shut out his administration and DFLers or that are "intended for campaign literature rather than law."

The DFL governor who called Republican leaders "too extreme to lead" last week, on Wednesday also asked them to pass his bonding bill, vote on a Minnesota Vikings football stadium and vacate the Capitol for several years to accomplish a major overhaul of the aging structure.

He used his sophomore address to call for cooperation again but criticized those he said appeared to prefer partisanship to inclusion.
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