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Assassinated Rep. Melissa Hortman leaves legacy as unflashy leader who ‘got the job done’
From the wooden dais in the Minnesota House, then-Speaker Melissa Hortman presided two years ago over what many called the most consequential legislative session in recent history. She helped ...
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Melissa Hortman remembered as "most consequential" speaker in state history
Friends and colleagues mourning Melissa Hortman hailed the longtime Democratic legislator as a dedicated public servant, a ...
Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed, State Sen. John Hoffman wounded in 'targeted political violence'
A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials ...
Melissa Hortman: Once a teenager with a job making burritos, she became a powerful MN lawmaker who trained service dogs
Melissa Hortman’ s influence at the Minnesota Capitol and her power as a Democratic leader to shape the course of a deeply ...
Vehicle possibly used by Vance Boelter in Melissa Hortman, John Hoffman shootings found in Minnesota woods
Investigators found a cowboy hat near the vehicle and were working to determine whether it belongs to Boelter.
Melissa Hortman, Minnesota lawmaker killed in targeted shootings, is remembered as devoted public servant
A manhunt is underway after the fatal shooting of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband overnight. State Sen.
'We're not intimidated': Minnesota AG Ellison reacts to death of 'dear friend' state Rep. Hortman
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison provides updates on the ongoing manhunt for a man accused of shooting and killing ...
Melissa Hortman, shepherd of Legislature’s historic 2023 session, called House Democrats’ ‘captain’
But there was a caring, apolitical gracefulness as well to Hortman, colleagues said. Garofalo said that in the days after the ...