Hank Long

5 days ago | alphanews.org | Hank Long

Two Democratic candidates new to the northern Minnesota political scene have announced they intend to challenge Congressman Pete Stauber in the 2026 election. Emanuel Anastos and Cyle Cramer are the first two DFLers to declare their candidacy for Minnesota’s Eighth Congressional District. Both have filed campaign finance paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) and have said they will seek the DFL endorsement.

1 week ago | alphanews.org | Hank Long

Following the shooting of two legislators at their homes, officials have taken immediate steps to protect the privacy and safety of legislators whether they’re at work or at home. Last Saturday, Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband were assassinated in their home just a short time after Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot multiple times in their home. The alleged shooter, Vance Boelter, has been arrested and charged.

1 week ago | alphanews.org | Hank Long

Gov. Tim Walz signed more than one dozen pieces of legislation into law on Saturday. The 15 mostly budget-oriented bills represented the remainder of work the state House and Senate completed in the one-day special session that took place on Monday, June 9. When totaled together, the spending bills that passed during the regular session (which ended May 19) and the special session amount to $66 billion to fund state government for the next two years.

1 week ago | alphanews.org | Hank Long

A Minnesota state lawmaker and his wife continue to recover after they were the targets of an attempted assassination early Saturday morning in Champlin. On Monday, Sen. John Hoffman, DFL-Champlin, and his wife, Yvette, expressed gratitude to law enforcement who helped save their lives and eventually apprehended the suspect.

2 weeks ago | alphanews.org | Hank Long

Two state lawmakers were shot along with one of the spouses of the lawmakers in “targeted” attacks early Saturday morning, sources tell Alpha News. Two of those shot are Sen. John Hoffman, DFL-Champlin, and Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park. Both were shot at their homes and police responding to the incidents believe the shooter, or shooters, were posing as a law enforcement officer, according to sources. DEVELOPING: Multiple sources confirm with Alpha News that DFL Sen.