Editor Patrick Coolican writes about his last conversation with former House Speaker Melissa Hortman, and who she was: "Principled but willing to compromise; competitive while ethically grounded; a team player but not blind to her own side’s faults" minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/12/i...
Melissa Hortman often told me things she probably shouldn’t have. One time when I was a Capitol reporter with the Star Tribune, she expressed displeasure with a profile I’d written about a Republican...
