Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton told employees and officials of the soon-to-be shuttered Georgia-Pacific Co. board plant in Duluth Friday that he will help workers and families through trying times. The company said Tuesday it was closing the Duluth plant at the end of the month, which will put 141 people out of work.

The closure of the Georgia-Pacific hardboard plant in Duluth Friday afternoon leaves141 people out of work -- and campaigners for 8th Congressional District challenger Rick Nolan saying that Rep. Chip Cravaack didn't do enough to stop it.

Gov. Mark Dayton met with church leaders privately Friday. WCCO reports Father John Bauer is concerned the construction of a new stadium could impact the 100-year-old building. Bauer is also worried future traffic and noise could impact Sunday mass.

The Minnesota Governor was among a dozen Democratic governors meeting with the President to discuss jobs and the economy Friday. Dayton declined to predict if Obama will win Minnesota's electorates in November but said "he's the best president we could possibly have."

Gov. Mark Dayton was in Marshall for the 2nd annual Governor's Pheasant Hunting Opener Saturday, but did not take any pheasants. Dayton's party hunted in a DNR Wildlife Management area.

Gov. Mark Dayton says he will march in the 40th annual Twin Cities Pride parade Sunday morning in Minneapolis. Dayton, a leading critic of the marriage amendment, marched last year as governor and has been a regular participant in Twin Cities gay pride events since 1981.

Following his trip to flood-ravaged Duluth, Gov. Mark Dayton says he will survey damage in other cities hit by floods in northeastern Minnesota, including Moose Lake and Carlton. He was going to visit as soon as Saturday, but was asked to hold off because of continuing clean-up efforts in the area.