A new Facebook group called “Plant a Tree for Melissa and Mark” is encouraging Minnesotans to plant a tree this summer to ...

Thousands of people, including former President Biden, went to the Minnesota Capitol Friday to mourn Speaker Emerita Melissa ...

Rep. Brad Tabke honors Melissa Hortman's legacy by planting thousands of trees, continuing their shared passion for nature and environmental sustainability.

The crowd at Wednesday night’s memorial for Melissa and Mark Hortman stretched down the steps of the State Capitol and across ...

Tim Walz called Ms. Hortman “the most consequential speaker in state history.” The vigil was held after a suspect in the shooting was arrested. The suspect faces federal ...

MANKATO — Blue Earth County Elections Administrator Michael Stalberger has testified on bills this legislative session that he said would make ballot-processing rules consistent throughout the ...

Brad Tabke knows what it’s like to win elections. He knows what it’s like to lose them too. But the fight for party control of the Minnesota House since the 2024 general election has put Tabke ...

The DFL has sworn Tabke in but the legislature has the power to unseat members, and the GOP will not say if they will unseat Tabke. "The House might have to engage in a legal process where each ...

A separate Democrat, state Rep. Brad Tabke (D), initially saw his election in flux, too, when it was discovered that 20 ballots had been missing. Tabke had only narrowly won his election by 14 votes.

House Leader Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, said refusing to seat Tabke was the tipping point for Democrats, who decided to boycott the session, which began on Jan. 14.

If Tabke is seated, the GOP will have a 67-66 advantage. If the DFL wins a special election in Roseville later this month, the House will again be tied, 67-67.