By Bill Salisbury, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Feb. 19--Minnesota's gas tax won't increase automatically after all.

By Bill Salisbury and Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Sep. 13--State money will start flowing to flood-drenched southeastern Minnesota today after the Legislature and Gov. Tim Pawlenty approved a hefty disaster relief package in the wee hours Wednesday.

By Bill Salisbury and Dennis Lien, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Dec. 19--Gov. Tim Pawlenty named three new state agency heads on Monday -- and didn't reach far to find them. Pawlenty promoted former state Rep.

By Bill Salisbury and Patrick Sweeney, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Nov. 4--With two angry outbursts at reporters this week, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Hatch made his temper an issue in the closing days of the campaign.