State Rep. Melissa Hortman, the House’s Democratic leader and former speaker, was shot to death early Saturday.

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman, fatally shot in a targeted attack, recently made headlines as the only House Democratic vote to repeal healthcare for illegal immigrants

Budget delays have been common across the country amid lousy economic forecasts, federal uncertainty and other factors.

Minnesotans shouldn’t be too surprised when the budget cuts being made at the capitols in St. Paul and Washington, D.C., result in increases on their property tax bills. County and city leaders face an uncertain long-term budget outlook and will soon need to make tough choices about how much to raise taxes or what services to cut.

Governor Tim Walz signed into law on Saturday the remaining bills that make up Minnesota’s two-year state budget.

Adults living in the U.S. illegally will be excluded from a state-run health care program under a budget deal that the Minnesota Legislature convened to pass in a special session Monday.

Both Hortman and Hoffman, who were shot early Saturday morning in their homes, have been in the 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS studio as guests for At Issue and have been interviewed countless times at the state Capitol.

The mother and daughter were among the Minnesotans who have been warily watching and showing up at the State Capitol this year to protest waiver changes and other proposals they feared would “balance the budget on the backs of the most vulnerable.