The Latest Breaking News from Melissa Hortman

A Minnesota mayor says two state lawmakers were shot in their homes early Saturday

Sources told The Independent that suspect Vance Boelter, 57, has a list of political targets

Gov. Tim Walz has enshrined the right to abortion and other reproductive health care into Minnesota statutes

Democrats took full control of state government as the Minnesota Legislature convened for its 2023 session Tuesday

This summer, in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, more than three-quarters of a million residents of Michigan signed petitions to put a measure on the ballot to add abortion rights to the state constitution.

Control of state government hangs in the balance in Minnesota, one of the few Midwest states where Democrats have had the upper hand in recent years

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns.

Minnesota's legislative session approached its end marked by uncertainty over the fate of proposals for education, public safety and other spending priorities as state leaders appeared to be running out of time to strike agreements.

According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman has raised $26,820 and spent $22,471 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2021.