

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton's Official Photo
Speaking of Carly Melin, who is vying to fill out the term of fellow Democrat Tony Sertich (who Governor Mark Dayton appointed to head the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board), Representative Erin Murphy promised at the DFL True Blue Winter Celebration in Eagan on Sunday that Melin would personally visit House Majority Leader, Republican Matt Dean after winning today’s election — as payback for Dean’s odd visit to Melin’s campaign headquarters on Saturday. Also at the DFL celebration, party chairman Ken Martin previewed Dayton’s budget plan, and said that the party needs to work hard to regain suburban and rural Minnesotan voters. In honor of Valentine’s Day yesterday, we also brought you a literary evening devoted to “Heartache, Heartbreak and Happy Endings”, as well as a heartwarming story about Mustafa returning to Iraq after getting a new leg.