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U.S. political violence is landing on the doorstep now, with deadly effect
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 19, 2025
The recent shootings at the homes of Minnesota state lawmakers, which have left two people dead, are a "grim milestone" in the ongoing history of American political violence. That's the assessment of analyst Riley McCabe, who helped compile a...
Reaction to murders of Minnesotans illuminates our fractured political sphere
MinnPost - Minnesota
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June 19, 2025
Cityscape | Twin Cities urban geographer Bill Lindeke weighs in on city life, transportation, planning and more in his column delivered to your inbox weekly. Early Saturday morning, state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were murdered...
Morning Briefing: Delgado would be open to tax on wealthy as governor, N.Y. Assembly doesn't vote on sewage sludge moratorium and next steps for $9B Medicaid program
Spectrum News NY1 - New York
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June 19, 2025
Good morning, Buffalo. Here's what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner Scattered showers and storms will occur today with a cold front that will sweep out the humidity. Isolated severe weather will be possible between today mostly for the...
Morning Briefing: Rain leads to localized flash flooding, Delgado would be open to tax on wealthy as governor and Foodlink takes on role as local diaper bank
Spectrum News NY1 - New York
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June 19, 2025
Good morning, Rochester. Here's what you need to know today. Your Weather Planner Scattered showers and storms will occur today with a cold front that will sweep out the humidity. Isolated severe weather will be possible today, mostly for the...
The Tragedy of Political Violence: It Works
CounterPunch
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June 19, 2025
A shelter-in-place warning in downtown Minneapolis. Photograph Source: SavagePanda845 (Elliot F) – CC BY 4.0 The cold truth is this: political violence works. The assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota state legislators remind...
Break-in reported at home of murdered Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband
The Mirror US
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June 19, 2025
A break-in at the home of slain Minnesota state Representative Melissa Hortman was reported early Wednesday morning after authorities investigating the murders had boarded up the entrances. The home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, was processed by...
Elections – Citizenship – Executive order
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
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June 18, 2025
U.S. District Court Where plaintiff states have challenged an executive order that requires the United States Election Assistance Commission and the secretary of defense to implement documentary proof of citizenship requirements, the states should...
Governors’ Sanctuary Excuses Don’t Add Up
Chronicles Magazine
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June 19, 2025
Democrat Governors Tim Walz of Minnesota, J. B. Pritzker of Illinois, and Kathy Hochul of New York testified before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee last week, defending their states’ sanctuary policies amid growing scrutiny over...
Trump Says He’s Not Calling ‘Whacked Out’ Tim Walz After Minnesota Lawmaker Killings
Black Enterprise
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June 18, 2025
Past presidents are known to reach out to governors, mayors and other elected officials at times of tragedy to offer condolences. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said calling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz would be a “waste of time”...
Hundreds gather to remember slain Minnesota lawmaker and husband
ABC News - New York
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June 19, 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Hundreds of people, some clutching candles or carrying flowers to lay in front of a memorial, gathered outside Minnesota’s Capitol on Wednesday evening for a vigil to remember a prominent state lawmaker and her husband who were...
Man Accused of Killing Minnesota Lawmaker May Face Death Penalty
Court TV - Georgia
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June 19, 2025
Vance Boelter faces state and federal charges in the death of Melissa Hortman. Boelter allegedly gunned down the lawmaker and her husband an hour after shooting and seriously wounding a Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. (6/18/25) MORE
Vigil held to remember Minnesota politician and husband shot dead at home
Barking and Dagenham Post
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As a brass quintet from the Minnesota Orchestra played, Governor Tim Walz wiped away tears and comforted attendees at the gathering for former House speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were killed early on Saturday in the northern...
New law strikes medical debt from Oregonians' credit scores
Public News Service
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A bill prohibiting credit reporting on Oregonians' medical debt has been signed into law by Gov. Tina Kotek. Hailed as a significant victory for consumer rights advocates, the bill also removes existing medical debt from credit reports, including...
Political violence all the rage
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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Scene 1: There I sat in the Senate chamber, waiting for a Republican to decry the use of force against one of their own. Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat, was knocked to the ground and handcuffed by federal agents in a conference room...
Editorial: Shootings of Minnesota lawmakers are a blow to trust and good faith
Meadville Tribune - Pennsylvania
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The following editorial appeared in the Minnesota Star Tribune. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Meadville Tribune. Rep. Melissa Hortman, former speaker of the Minnesota House, and her husband, Mark, were killed in their home...
90 chaotic minutes: Where was alleged killer between 2 political shootings in Minnesota?
The Guam Daily Post
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MINNEAPOLIS – The alleged assassin was in a hurry. Federal criminal charges claim that Vance Boelter believed he was at war last weekend in the Twin Cities - and acted accordingly. After shooting Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in the...
Minnesota abolished death penalty in 1911, but Vance Boelter’s federal charges mean he could still face it
MinnPost - Minnesota
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June 19, 2025
Daily Newsletter | MinnPost's top stories delivered to your inbox Monday through Saturday. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face something that is a rarity for Minnesota but...
Moorhead vigil honors lives lost in political shooting
InForum - North Dakota
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June 19, 2025
MOORHEAD — Minnesotans across the state paused on Wednesday night, June 18, to honor the lives of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were assassinated in their home by a masked gunman targeting lawmakers. In Moorhead, dozens...
Minnesota House Democrats mourn leader Melissa Hortman
CBS 4 - Minnesota
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Among those deeply mourning Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman's loss are Minnesota House Democrats, whom she steered as their caucus leader for several years. They are remembering her for her peerless leadership, sense of humor, institutional...
Minnesota murder case could mark rare return of death penalty; Vance Boelter faces possible federal execution
Mint
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June 18, 2025
The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the Trump administration: the death penalty. Minnesota abolished capital...