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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Steve Karnowski and Scott Bauer

Locked Capitol doors and more cash for security are the new normal after Minnesota assassination

State Lawmakers Security - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Nearly a year after the assassination of a Minnesota legislative leader, lawmakers across the U.S. have worked to fortify security in state capitols and improve safeguards when officials are in their communities.

The changes have followed a rise in political violence nationwide that included the stunning assassination last June of Rep. Melissa Hortman, the top Democratic leader in the Minnesota House, and the September killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was speaking at a college in Utah.

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