Speaker Hortman has issued the following statement. "I am heartbroken to learn that Senator Kari Dziedzic has passed away. She was a friend, thoughtful leader, and selfless advocate for Senate District 60 and the people of Minnesota." (1/4) startribune.com/former-dfl-sen…

We had a great time with Children & Families GOP Vice Chair Nathan Nelson and his wife at trivia in Pine City’s own Three Twenty Brewing earlier this week. Our team took 2nd, I’m taking that as a good omen for the coming #MNleg session.

Judge Perzel's ruling was decisive. Speaker-Designate Demuth should now unequivocally agree that the House GOP will not overturn the voters in our Shakopee 54A Election AND agree to govern together for the people of Minnesota. We can start together today at noon if she wants.

News about the election contest in Minnesota House District 54A has triggered a renewed flare-up of some old misinformation regarding *who* inadvertently discarded cast ballots. It was the then city clerk of Shakopee, whose campaign donations have been to Republicans. That is,

BREAKING: Defying both a court ruling and adjournment from the Secretary of State, Minnesota House Republicans seize the rostrum and attempt to elect their own permanent House speaker.

What Republicans are doing on the House floor right now is an unlawful sham with no legal authority. Sec. of State Simon adjourned session after finding there was not a 68-member quorum required to conduct House business. Everything that has happened after adjournment is a sham.

Normally, the Speaker is sworn in by a judge. In the sham proceeding that just happened, Republicans had Rep. Paul Anderson "swear in" Leader Demuth as "Speaker." I'm sure this is because no judge was willing to participate in a blatantly unlawful event.

What’s happening on the House floor right now feels a lot like waste and fraud - would this Republican Party of Minnesota committee please investigate itself?? #mnleg

This is a constitutional crisis that the MN House GOP has fomented with their lawless and unprecedented behavior - coming from Minnesota’s wing of the MAGA Trump party that has a history of using unprecedented lawless maneuvers to try and overturn elections they don’t win. #mnleg

As we approach the second anniversary of the PRO Act, and a second Trump term, I’m grateful for orgs like Planned Parenthood Minnesota Advocate making healthcare more accessible for all. It’s more important than ever to protect reproductive freedom here in MN. Thank you for providing critical services in EP!

The person masquerading as a “majority” leader in the MN House “allocated” taxpayer funds to a law firm partnered by that same individual in order to defend illegal and unconstitutional actions. He’s been LARPing for ~24hrs and is already padding his pockets with YOUR $! #MNleg

The House GOP barring entry to the Secretary of State? Seems like a regular way to conduct definitely legal and constitutional business… nothing to see here. 🧐 #MNleg

An honor to share the #BeSmart message with the Eden Prairie Community Engagement Impact Council last week! A fantastic conversation between major players in the community about how we can best keep our kids safe from gun violence by storing firearms securely. Moms Demand Action

“Republicans are going to extreme and unprecedented lengths to seize power that the voters did not give them, and Democrats will fight their unlawful, unconstitutional actions every step of the way." startribune.com/minnesota-demo…

Read the House DFL's plan to govern for the next two weeks here👇

A TIME analysis found that nearly two-thirds of the executive actions Trump has issued mirror or partially mirror proposals from Project 2025 time.com/7209901/donald…

Republicans continue to threaten to throw out an election they lost and disenfranchise 22,000 Minnesotans who voted in Shakopee in November. Every Republican should publicly answer the question – will you vote to seat Rep. Tabke and honor the will of the voters?

Answer: a good one. When we were completing premarital counseling ((required by most churches (at least Catholic ones)), our deacon shared that in their early years of marriage and parenthood, grocery runs were their date night. Spending time together is a good thing. 🥰

This is such a weird take because the Oversight Committee - with a GOP majority and sole gavel - is in the standing power sharing offer from the House DFL. The Supreme Ct has ruled: the GOP broke the law. The GOP can’t organize or pass bills w/o the DFL. Let’s work together.

I stood at the Minnesota State Capitol tonight, just as I did on October 25, 2002—the night Senator Paul Wellstone died. Then, like now, I stayed in the back, quietly honoring the moment. Both nights were filled with sorrow. But tonight was different. Wellstone's death was a