Special Session 6 - Flipping the Gavel to the Minority
Sen. David Tomassoni, DFL - Chisholm, becomes the first minority caucus member of the Senate to be elected President of the Senate by a...
Pat Kessler Retires - Capitol Reporter 1984-2020
Pat Kessler WCCO-TV political reporter for 36 years is retiring after the 2020 Election. Kessler covered the death of Vice President...
Special Session 5 Columbus Day - Indigenous Peoples Day
On Columbus Day the stone pedestal that honors Christopher Columbus on the Capitol grounds is all that is left of the memorial immigrant...
Special Session 4 Quietly Made History & Sine Die V
As quiet as the halls of the Capitol, the fourth special session of 2020 quietly made history. The fourth special session was much like...
A HERO - NOT A SUCKER
My father, Pfc. C. J. Olmscheid, was a member of the Army 82nd Airborne 325th Glider Infantry Regiment (GIR) Company F. He served in...
COVID-19 MSF Fine Arts Exhibition
The 109th annual MSF Fine Arts Exhibition will go down as a one-of-a-kind art show because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s show...
Art of the Capitol Masks Up
Signs taped to the doors of the Capitol tell anyone going inside the building that wearing a mask is required. The building still hasn’t...
Special Session 3 & SINE DIE IV – Commissioners Out and In
Speaker Melissa Hortman gaveled the House to order for the third special session of 2020. The special session was necessary to extend...
