WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA issued the following news release: * * * AFA-CWA Statement on Minnesota Political Violence Statement from AFA-CWA President Sara Nelson on the tragic politically motivated attacks in Minnesota: Our hearts are with the families and loved ones of those targeted by this attack, and the entire Minnesota community. We mourn the loss of Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband as we pray for healing for Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * After Two-Day Manhunt, Suspect Charged with Shooting Two Minnesota Lawmakers and Their Spouses * Vance Boelter, 57, of Green Isle, Minnesota, has been charged by federal complaint with stalking and murdering Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, in addition to stalking and shooting Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife. According to court   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 17 -- The Association of University Centers on Disabilities issued the following news: * * * AUCD Statement on the Targeted Political Violence in Minnesota The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is devastated by the targeted political violence that occurred in Minnesota which claimed the lives of State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, as well as the attack on State Senator John Hoffman and his wife who both survived and are re  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Bilott Mentioned in Short Film and Documentary on Forever Chemicals and Featured in Dutch Article on PFAS Scandal * Taft partner Rob Bilott was mentioned in a short film on forever chemicals, a new documentary on the impact of PFAS in the Dayton, Ohio area, featured in an article from the Netherlands, and quoted in numerous publications on the global PFAS scandal: * " PFAS: the i  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release: * * * Brady Responds to Shooting at Salt Lake City "No Kings" Protest Brady, the gun violence prevention group founded in the wake of a horrific act of political violence after a gunman tried to kill President Reagan, responds to a shooting at Saturday's 'No Kings' political protest in Salt Lake City. Brady President Kris Brown said: "Just after two elected officials and their families in Mi  more

SAN BERNARDINO, California, June 17 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * Stuart Sumida (biology), president of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, commented on the scheduled auction of a ceratosaur fossil, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about the assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota state legislators. * * * CSUSB professor comments on Sotheby's upcoming Ceratosaurus auction The New York  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 17 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: * * * Carter Center Condemns Violence in Minnesota The Carter Center condemns the killing of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and the shooting of Minnesota State Senator John A. Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and all Minnesotans at this difficult time. Political violence runs counter to everything we stand for as a nation. It   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 16, 2025: * * * Bill incentivizes home birth for the poor By Matt Dean The Minnesota legislature, as part of a special session agreement with the governor, passed legislation to allow reimbursement for home births for poor or disabled women, and to pay more for them. House File 2, the Omnibus Heal  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * Civil Rights Coalition Condemns Politically-Motivated Violence, Calls for Leaders to Uphold Our Rights and Constitution * Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the multiple heinous attacks against our democracy, from the murders and shootings in Minnesota to the mistreatment of SEI  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Veasey Releases Statement on Minnesota Targeted Killings WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Veasey released the following statement following the assassination of MN Rep. Hortman and her husband, and the attempted murder of MN Senator Hoffman and his wife: "I'm horrified by the assassination of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the attempted murder of Minneso  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 17 -- The Council of State Governments issued the following statement on June 16, 2025: * * * CSG, Midwestern Legislative Conference statement on fatal political attack in Minnesota With heartfelt sadness, The Council of State Governments and the Midwestern Legislative Conference stand with the colleagues, families and friends of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman. Speaker Emerita Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot in their   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 14 -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * CTU statement on political violence in Minnesota The Chicago Teachers Union on political violence in Minnesota * CHICAGO--The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement on the fatal shooting of Minnesota Democratic State House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife: The 30,000 public school educators and school-related pe  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 17 -- Education Minnesota issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Educators mourn assassination of education champion Melissa Hortman and shooting of state senator ST. PAUL, Minnesota. June 14, 2025 - Minnesota educators mourn the loss of a dedicated lawmaker and staunch champion of public education, House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated as part of a series of attacks early Saturday that also killed her husband and wounded a st  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 17 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following news on June 16, 2025: * * * Cutting Hours Instead of Cutting Jobs: Shared Work Within the Unemployment Insurance System An event featuring new data and perspectives * How can unemployment insurance (UI) support alternatives to layoffs when business is slow? A little-known provision of the UI system, "shared work" or "short-time compensation," provides benefits to workers who have their hours red  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Jeffries, Morelle Letter to Speaker Johnson on Member Security * Dear Speaker Johnson: We write in the wake of this weekend's lethal and catastrophic political violence in Minnesota to urge you to fulfill one of your most fundamental obligations as Speaker of the House: ensuring Members of Congress can safely carry out their constitutional duties. As you know, on J  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Jeffries, Morelle Letter to Speaker Johnson on Member Security * Dear Speaker Johnson: We write in the wake of this weekend's lethal and catastrophic political violence in Minnesota to urge you to fulfill one of your most fundamental obligations as Speaker of the House: ensuring Members of Congress can safely carry out their constitutional duties. As you know, on June 14, 2025, Minnesota St  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement issued the following statement: * * * LCLAA STRONGLY CONDEMNS POLITICAL ASSASSINATION IN MINNESOTA Washington DC, June 16th, 2025. The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) strongly condemns the horrific assassination of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the violent attack on State Senator John Hoffman and his wife. This brutal act is not only a tragedy for their families and communiti  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 14 -- The Minnesota Nurses Association issued the following statement: * * * MNA Statement on Recent Attacks on Minnesota State Legislators MNA President Chris Rubesch, RN, released a statement this morning on behalf of the entirety of the Minnesota Nurses Association: We are shocked and outraged by the targeted shootings that killed Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and injured Senator John Hoffman and his wife. Nurses have partnered with both dedicated legis  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The National Organization for Women issued the following statement: * * * Tragedies Like the Minnesota Politically Motivated Shootings Must Never Happen Again Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes * The assassin who took the lives of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, and critically wounded State Senator John A. Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, as motivated by a dark current of politics that is growing more dangerous and putt  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * NWLC on Minnesota Shootings and Reports that Suspect Was Possibly Motivated by Anti-Abortion Ideology * Washington, DC - Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women's Law Center, issued the following statement following the horrific shootings in Minnesota Saturday morning and amid reports that the suspect had included abortion providers and abortion advocates   more

NEW YORK, June 17 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following statement on June 16, 2025: * * * Responding to Targeted Violence in Minnesota On Saturday June 14, an individual targeted multiple Minnesota state legislators and their spouses with gun violence, tragically ending the lives of former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. It was later found that the individual who murdered them had a list of 70 other targets, some of which being abortion prov  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Statement on Targeted Attack of Minnesota Lawmakers Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) released the following statement on the targeted attack of two Minnesota state lawmakers: "What happened in our district today was a horrific act of targeted political violence. "I am devastated by the heinous assassination of my dear friend and former colleague Repres  more