Commentary: We turned the Wellstone tragedy into something good. We can do it again. minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/20/we-…

NEW: Vance Boelter's letter to the FBI was rambling and conspiratorial, sources with direct knowledge of its contents say. Boelter claimed he was trained by the U.S. military off the books and that Gov. Tim Walz asked him to kill Sen. Amy Klobuchar, others startribune.com/vance-boelter-…

hope we did her justice. Remembering Melissa Hortman: Republicans and Democrats say her power came from her selflessness minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/26/rem…

Melissa Hortman on Friday laid in the Minnesota Capitol where she dedicated 20 years of her life, next to her husband Mark, her golden retriever Gilbert, leafy trees, bright flowers and legions of Minnesotans whom she sought to help through public service. minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/27/as-…

Glints of joy among the horror. With Michelle Griffith After violent deaths, children of Hortmans pray for peace at parents’ funeral  minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/28/aft…

Brooklyn Park voters will take to the polls on Sept. 16 to fill the vacant seat of Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was killed last month in a politically motivated assassination. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/walz-ca…

Several jurors today during Sen. Mitchell's trial appeared uncomfortable during the prosecutor’s direct examination of Carol Mitchell. She was unable to recall key dates, names and events. Carol Mitchell has Alzheimer's and is a key witness. minnesotareformer.com/2025/07/15/sen…

Police failed to seize several pieces of evidence from Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, and mishandled a crowbar that’s the source of one of the felony charges, testimony during Mitchell's trial showed. minnesotareformer.com/2025/07/16/pol…

Inbox: Former Sen. Scott Jensen announced this morning that he’s running for Minnesota governor again. In 2022, Gov. Tim Walz beat Jensen by eight percentage points.

Sen. Nicole Mitchell took the stand in her own defense in her felony burglary trial Thursday. In the family drama, jurors will decide if it was a burglary or a welfare check gone wrong. minnesotareformer.com/2025/07/17/sen…

After a jury found Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of burglary, Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, for the first time since Mitchell's arrest called on her to resign. minnesotareformer.com/2025/07/18/sen…

Gov. Tim Walz today said his administration has halted payments to 50 of the largest providers in the state’s Housing Stabilization Services program, which federal investigators say is the source of a massive fraud scheme. minnesotareformer.com/2025/07/28/wal…

State Sen. Tou Xiong, DFL-Maplewood, was arrested and booked into Ramsey County Jail at 3:52 a.m. on Aug. 14 on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. This is Xiong’s second arrest while in office. minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/14/dfl…

The judge used sweeping language about the DFL Legislature’s violation of the single-subject rule, clearing the way for potential litigation over other subjects included in the law, from Uber and Lyft driver wages to paid leave minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/18/jud…

Reformer reporting that House DFL will select next leader to replace slain Rep. Melissa Hortman early next month

A source close to the governor says they are mulling calling a special session to consider an assault weapons ban and other gun control measures. 1/x

Walz said he will call lawmakers back for a special session and propose a package of gun control measures, including an assault weapons ban. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/02/wal…

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan steps out on her own in Senate race minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/02/lt-…

Many Minnesota Democrats are now calling for an assault weapons ban in the wake of the Annunciation shooting. Walz is calling on Republicans to join Democrats to ban them, but he needs to persuade some in his own party, too. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/05/why…

Gov. Tim Walz made it clear he intends to run for an unprecedented third, four-year term in front of a group of 100 or so Democratic donors Tuesday. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/10/tim…