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 1 Elected Officials @GovMarkDayton Governor Mark Dayton’s official Twitter handle @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 2 .