Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan failed to hold mandatory safety meetings before Dem speaker’s assassination: ‘Shameful’

From 2019 to 2024, the advisory panel met just 13 times even though Minnesota law mandates that the committee “shall meet ...

State lawmakers grapple with rise in threats

State lawmakers are increasingly concerned about the level of threats directed at them amid an uptick in political violence around the country. The most recent incidents occurred in Indiana, ...
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Political violence is on the rise. It’s up to us to cool the rhetoric

Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman and their dog, Gilbert, lie in state at the Minnesota State Capital in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Alex Kormann/Star ...
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Minn. Police Officers who Responded to State Lawmaker's Killing Cleared in Agency Probe

An internal review cleared Brooklyn Park Police Officers Zachary Baumtrog and Jay Bloyer of wrongdoing after they waited over an hour before entering the home of slain Minnesota state Rep. Melissa ...