Friends and colleagues mourning Melissa Hortman hailed the longtime Democratic legislator as a dedicated public servant, a straight-talking and savvy political operator and a kind and committed colleague,

Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota Democratic state senator, was fatally shot by a gunman, days after voting with GOPs to deny health care to undocumented immigrant

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 orchestrate the passage of long-held Democratic goals: increased education spending,

Mark Hortman was shot and killed on June 14 alongside his wife, former House Speaker Melissa Hortman, in the family's Brooklyn Park, MN, home, according to Minnesota's governor.

Melissa Hortman spent two decades serving in the Minnesota Legislature. She is being remembered as one of the most impactful leaders in state history by Republicans and Democrats alike.

Minnesota Democrats went on a winning streak in 2023, passing legislation to deliver universal free school meals to children, codify abortion rights and achieve generational environmental priorities.

Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman was more than just the state House’s top Democrat, according to those who knew her. She “was a bright shining light of a human being,” Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon,

The deadly, politically motivated shooting in Minnesota has a connection to the Triangle.Mark Hortman, the husband of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, was a Raleigh native.The Hortmans were shot and killed in an attack at their home in suburban Minneapolis early Saturday.

Lawmakers and officials, both local and national, are issuing statements expressing shock and outrage over the shooting deaths​ of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman​ and her husband.

Minnesotans are remembering DFL House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were both killed Saturday in what Governor Tim Walz is calling a politically motivated assassination.