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Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and husband honored 1 year after their murders

NPR | By Dana Ferguson
Published June 20, 2026 at 7:40 AM EDT

It's been a year since a gunman murdered Minnesota state Sen. Melissa Hortman, which is reflected on by another state senator who was also targeted.

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