Who to Follow: Minnesota Politics Ewald @EwaldCapitol Ewald Consulting’s Government Relations Twitter
@EwaldConsulting Ewald Consulting’s official Twitter feed
Capitol Press @bbierschbach Briana Bierschbach, Political reporter for the MinnPost
@dhmontgomery David Montgomery, Political Reporter for Pioneer Press
@kpottermn Kyle Potter, covers politics for Associated Press
@jpcoolican J. Patrick Coolican, reporter for the Star Tribune Mary Lahammer, Twin Cities PBS reporter covering @mlhammer politics @morningtake MN Tip sheet for daily updates on political events
Patrick Condon, Star Tribune’s Politics and Government @PatrickCondon editor @PolAnimal Politics and state government coverage from Pioneer Press reporters Rachel Stassen-Berger, political reporter for the Pioneer @RachelSB Press @Stowydad Brian Bakst, Covers politics for MN Public Radio @thauserkstp Tom Hauser, Chief political reporter for KSTP-TV
@uptakemn Tweets video coverage of House and Senate committees and floor sessions
Capitol Updates @MNHouseInfo MN House Public Information Office, nonpartisan updates on House of Representatives @MNSenInfo Provides daily updates on Senate schedule
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@kdaudt Kurt Daudt, Speaker of the House
@melissahortman Melissa Hortman, House Minority Leader
@MNSteveSimon Secretary of State Steve Simon’s official Twitter handle
@paulgazelka Paul Gazelka, Senate Majority Leader
Departments @ADMN_Minnesota MN Dept of Adminstration
@MNCapitol Updates on daily events at the state capitol building
@MnDeptEd MN Dept of Education official Twitter Handle
@MNOfficeHiEd Minnesota Office of Higher Education Twitter handle
@mnprivatecolleges MN Private Colleges Twitter handle
@mnscu MN State Colleges and Universities
@UMNGovRelations University of Minnesota’s Government Relations Twitter handle, provides legislative news related to higher education
Hashtags #MNLeg Top trending hashtag used by legislators, reporters and departments to signify relevance to the Minnesota Legislature #StribPol The hashtag used to signify Star Tribune political updates #MNHouse Hashtag used showing relevance to events with the Minnesota House of Representatives #MNSenate Hashtag used showing relevance to events with the Minnesota Senate
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