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Flanagan Criticized for Skipping Safety Meetings After Assassination

12/10/2025

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Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan faces criticism for not holding the required safety meetings for lawmakers after the assassination of state House Speaker Melissa Hortman.
Flanagan conducted only 13 meetings from 2019 to 2024, despite a legal mandate for quarterly sessions.
In 2025, five meetings were held after Hortman's death.
Critics, including GOP Whip Jim Nash, call the oversight “shameful.”

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Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan faces criticism for not holding the required safety meetings for lawmakers after the assassination of state House Speaker Melissa Hortman.
Flanagan conducted only 13 meetings from 2019 to 2024, despite a legal mandate for quarterly sessions.
In 2025, five meetings were held after Hortman's death.
Critics, including GOP Whip Jim Nash, call the oversight “shameful.”