Progress of the State Progress of the State Progress of the State is the title of a group of sculptural figures that sits above the south portico, at the main entrance to the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, the state capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The statuary group is in an arrangement known as a "quadriga", consisting of a chariot pulled by four horses. Three human figures: two women and a man are included. The sculpture, made by Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter, was completed and raised to the roof of the capitol in 1906. The underlying armature is
Minnesota Department of Administration Minnesota Department of Administration The Minnesota Department of Administration (Admin) oversees state governance of the central management of the executive branch of state government. It provides direct oversight over certain programs and projects including some financial controls. It is responsible for managing the state procurement process. An authority over which led to the court case "State ex rel. University of Minnesota v. Chase" which provided for broad autonomy of the University of Minnesota in 1928. The Department of Administration also manages and maintains the state capital complex including the buildings and parking within the designated area within the City of