The primary for the special election to fill the seat held by Rep. Melissa Hortman will be held on Tuesday. Rep. Hortman and ...

This wouldn't be the first time Minnesota named a property after a politician. Former Gov. Harold Stassen has the Department ...

The man charged with killing Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, pleaded not guilty during his federal arraignment ...

Since Jan. 1 of this year, three special elections have taken place to fill vacancies in the House and Senate. By the end of this year, at least three more are set to take place.

When two of their colleagues were attacked in dark-of-night shootings at their homes, many lawmakers naturally wondered whether they were also at risk and if they could do anything to ...

The state senator, who survived an attempted assassination in June, told his colleagues that "we can't let the evil of the ...

A mother and wife whose husband was killed alongside her. Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman was more than just the state House’s top Democrat, according to those who knew her.

At 8 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 6, the Hortmans’ children, Colin and Sophie, joined The Current’s Morning Show to ...

Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and House Speaker Lisa Demuth delivered speeches, while Sen. John Hoffman produced a video ...

Melissa Hortman's journey from crafting chili-cheese burritos as a teenager to wielding significant influence at the Minnesota Capitol exemplifies her dedication to public service. As a Democratic ...

Representative Melissa Hortman was the top Democratic lawmaker in the Minnesota House, and a former Speaker of the House. Hortman, as well as Minnesota Sen. John Huffman, seems to have been the ...