Nearly a year after the assassination of a Minnesota legislative leader, lawmakers across the U.S. have worked to fortify security in state capitols and improve safeguards when officials are in their ...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill into law Tuesday to honor late House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - As the new legislative session kicks off, the focus is on remembering Melissa Hortman, a significant figure in Minnesota politics. This session marks the first in 21 years ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Legislators placed roses on Melissa Hortman’s desk as they left the first day of session on Feb. 17, 2026. The first day of the ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — For the first time since last June's targeted lawmaker shootings, the Minnesota legislature returned Tuesday for the start of the regular session and promised to carry on the legacy ...

The program, now known as the Melissa Hortman Community Solar Garden Program, was one of the late Speaker Emerita's proudest ...

Minnesota lawmakers renamed a solar energy program prized by the late House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman in her honor following ...

ST. PAUL — When Minnesota House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson grabbed his lunch order from the west doors of the Capitol on Thursday, he realized he wouldn’t be able to do that in a week, because that ...

The Minnesota Legislature on Tuesday convened at the state capitol for a somber start to the 2026 legislative session—the first without the late Rep. Melissa Hortman in more than 20 years. Lawmakers ...

The new legislative session began Tuesday at the State Capitol in St. Paul with a tribute to late House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. The two were killed in what law ...

The late Speaker Melissa Hortman will forever be remembered for advancing Minnesota's solar energy program, as Gov. Tim Walz ...