Minnesota’s flags will fly at half staff in honor and remembrance of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman. She woke up every morning determined to make Minnesota a better place, and she will be greatly missed.

The Hortman family helped raise and train dogs to partner with veterans. One of the many reasons we will miss Melissa and Mark.

⚖️🪴🇺🇦🌈🇮🇱🇵🇸 Her children had to put down him after learning their parents had been murdered. Gilbert wasn't going to survive. Melissa loved that dog. She trained him as a service dog. He flunked out of school and she was so happy he failed so he could stay! She needed him in heaven with her.

The ONLY use of an AK-47 is to MURDER. A LOT of people. QUICKLY. That’s literally it.

Bring back the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act.

Whomever is running against Mike Lee I’d love to get an ActBlue link.

This story from Mary Lahammer seems especially relevant now looking back at an early breakout moment in the career of Melissa Hortman. We will be focusing more on the enduring legacy of Speaker Emerita Hortman this Friday evening on Almanac.

Minnesota's Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board has removed "street address for candidates, treasurers, and chars of candidate committees, political committees, and party units" from its site in response to requests from #mnleg members, exec director confirms to Axios.

Tina Smith says she can’t talk right now because she’s heading to the floor to find Mike Lee

Sen. Tina Smith D-MN just chased down Sen. Mike Lee R-UT, who tweeted multiple times in recent days that Democrats were to blame for the Minnesota shootings

A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend” Full email below

I’m running for re-election to protect our progress and continue solving the problems we face. Let’s keep Illinois moving forward. jbpritzker.com

Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband, Mark, and their golden retriever, Gilbert, lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda June 27. 📸 Andrew VonBank #mnleg

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Today, with deep sorrow, we laid Melissa and Mark Hortman to rest. Melissa and Mark were the very best of us. Minnesota is a better place because of their selfless service and sacrifice. Now, it’s up to all of us to carry their extraordinary legacy forward and work hard to build

You can’t say one thing and then do another. #MN08

Pro life, my ass.

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