Brian Nicholson, running mate for Republican-endorsed candidate for governor Kendall Qualls, was on the Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6 attack on Congress.
He says he left after things turned violent but that clashes with video and photo from the day.
St. Paul native Kathleen Hennessey joins the Star Tribune from the New York Times, where she was a deputy politics editor for the past 3 years following a career at the Associated Press. Her first day leading the Midwest's largest newsroom will be May 12. https://t.co/WLJMiPvqH9
Busy weekend for #mnleg - and session doesn't start til tomorrow. @mnhouseDFL sworn in at private ceremony, Senate reaches power sharing agreement: https://t.co/b3FmIapzEZ