Governor Dayton Going Under the Knife

Minnesota’s governor is going under the knife tomorrow at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

Office staff announced this afternoon that 68-year-old Mark Dayton will undergo back surgery.

He had a similar procedure in 2012.

In a statement, Dayton said that “this procedure will not diminish either my capacity to fulfill my duties as Governor, or my passion for serving the people of Minnesota”.

He expects to resume his regular schedule in about a week.