{"id":66157,"date":"2025-06-27T21:44:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T21:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=66157"},"modified":"2025-06-27T21:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T21:44:43","slug":"minnesota-lawmaker-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=66157","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Lawmaker and"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16103\" src=\"https:\/\/en33.usnews.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/images-36.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-16\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ef286046-1b24-4080-aa22-85de4ecaa4b6\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark\">\n<p data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"338\">Minnesota Governor Tim Walz honored the late Melissa Hortman during a somber press conference on June 14, just hours after the Democratic representative and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot in what officials are calling a \u201cpolitically motivated assassination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"572\">\u201cSpeaker Hortman was a giant in Minnesota politics\u2014graceful, compassionate, and driven by service,\u201d Walz said. \u201cShe woke up every day determined to make this state a better place. She is irreplaceable and will be missed by so many.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"772\">Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were injured in a separate but related attack and are currently recovering after surgery. Walz said they are \u201ccautiously optimistic\u201d about their prognosis.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"1043\">Authorities were initially alerted to the Hoffman attack around 2 a.m. Upon checking on Hortman\u2019s home in Champlin, officers encountered a gunman posing as law enforcement who opened fire and fled. Brooklyn Park issued a shelter-in-place order as the manhunt continued.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1324\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Hortman, elected in 2004, championed transportation, education, and environmental causes. She previously worked with Senators Al Gore and John Kerry and held degrees from Boston University, the University of Minnesota, and Harvard Kennedy School. 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