Bill Salisbury

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Henry Hastings Sibley, Minnesota's first governor, is back in the state Capitol. At least his portrait is. Seven more to be hung today.

Second Senate voice vote also took 4 minutes to pass resolution organizing the chamber for the special session.

With 0 to do a Capitol, about a dozen House members just rode down Cedar Street from the Capitol on Nice Ride green bikes.

RT @Stowydad: Minnesota finance officials predict $1.037 billion surplus in next two-year budget #mnleg

Dear readers, After covering politics and government for daily newspapers for 43 years, 37 at the Pioneer Press, I will retire Jan. 5.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar will keynote the Iowa Democratic Party Jefferson Jackson Dinner Oct. 25. Plum gig at a top U.S. political event.

RT @RachelSB: Most days,I'd still rather my job. "Growing pay gap between journalism and public relations" http://t.co/wbIVoOTREY...

GOP governor candidate Marty Seifert cast no-excuse early ballot today in Marshall. He thinks he's the first guv candidate to vote. Is he?

Preliminary flood damage reports from 24 MN counties total $48 million, state Public Safety Dept says.

Tight 3-way race for GOP gov endorsememt: Johnson 32%, Thompson 30%, Seifert 29%.

GOP candidate speeches over, balloting about to begin.

Farnsworth seconder said Iron Range resources can "turn Minnesota into the next North Dakota."

4 candidates up for endorsemnt: Marty Seifert, Rob Farnsworth, Jeff Johnson and Dave Thompson. Seifert only one who did not agree to...

GOP gubernatorial endorsement process officially underway.

GOP convention endorses attorney Michelle MacDonald to run against MN Supreme Court Justice David Lillehaug.

GOP convention votes to take up Supreme Court endorsement before it starts the gubernatorial process.