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Two Democrats launch campaigns to challenge Rep. Stauber in northern Minnesota

4 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.
Minnesota Democrats criticize 'scary' Supreme Court ruling upholding ban on child sex changes

5 days ago | alphanews.org | Hayley Feland

Minnesota Democrats reacted with anger and frustration to a recent ruling of the Supreme Court, which upheld Tennessee’s law banning sex-change procedures for minors. “Speechless today,” Rep. Leigh Finke, DFL-St. Paul, wrote on Bluesky after the decision was announced.
Minnesota shootings spark debate over legislator privacy, firearms ban at State Capitol

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.
Minnesota lawmaker who survived shooting recounts night of attack

1 week ago | alphanews.org | Aldgra Fredly

Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, have shared details about the shooting that occurred at their Champlin home on June 14, which left them wounded by multiple gunshots. The couple has been hospitalized since the incident and are both in stable condition, though Mr. Hoffman’s condition remained critical, according to a statement released to multiple news outlets.
Who is Vance Boelter? What we know about Minnesota assassination suspect

1 week ago | alphanews.org | Hayley Feland

As Minnesota continues to grapple with the fallout from the tragic shootings that killed one state legislator and severely injured another, more information about the alleged assassin, Vance Boelter, is coming to light. Boelter was captured Sunday after a 43-hour manhunt and charged in the assassinations of Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. The 57-year-old suspect was also charged in the attempted assassinations of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette.
Walz signs remaining state budget bills into law

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.
Fundraisers launched for Hoffman, Hortman families

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.
Officials across state and nation react to Minnesota House leader's assassination

1 week ago | alphanews.org | Anthony Gockowski

Leaders from across the state and nation mourned the death of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated early Saturday morning along with her husband. Hortman, a Democratic state representative from Brooklyn Park, was first elected to the state House in 2004. She and her husband, Mark, had two children. Police responded to the shooting at Hortman’s home around 3:30 a.m. Saturday. About an hour-and-a-half earlier, they responded to the shooting of Democratic Sen.
Minnesota State Patrol asks public not to attend 'No Kings' protests in wake of shootings

1 week ago | alphanews.org | Hayley Feland

The Minnesota State Patrol is asking the public not to attend the planned “No Kings” protests that were set to take place across the state today in the wake of the deadly shootings that happened Saturday morning. Early this morning, Sen. John Hoffman, DFL-Champlin, and Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, were shot in their homes in what authorities have called a “targeted” attack. The spouses of both lawmakers were also shot. Tragically, Rep.
DEVELOPING: Two state lawmakers shot at their homes in Brooklyn Park, Champlin

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.