gut-wrenching details here in the plea agreement Vance Boelter made in pleading guilty to the murders of Melissa Hortman and her husband - and read allowed in court with the Hortman children and the Hoffmans in the room. Plea agreement here: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

VIVA MÉXICO

"Boelter’s attorney asked him, did you put the gun to Hortman’s head and pull the trigger? Yes, he said, drawing cries from the courtroom." @maxnesterak.bsky.social reporting from the courtroom as John and Yvette Hoffman, and the Hortman children, watched as Boelter admitted to the shootings.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement may not be as present on Minnesota streets as it was this winter. But inside the Whipple Federal Building on most weekdays, the immigration court is quietly enacting President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to the murder of former state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman, and the shootings of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette Hoffman. minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/11/r...

ken paxton taking texas tech's side in the brendan sorsby clusterfuck is certainly a choice

Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to the shootings of Mark and Melissa Hortman and Mark and Yvette Hoffman. In today’s Reformer newsletter:

bad day for my in-law’s youtube tv account to ask me to verify my location :/

There is no “welcome to the WNBA” moment for Olivia Miles, there is only a “welcome to Olivia Miles” moment for the WNBA and it happens like 8 times a game.

Pardoned Jan 6er and racist provacateur Jake Lang has been arrested again. Bail at $1 million.

thread of my work on immigration and ICE in minnesota, updated periodically 👇

The DOJ is dropping charges against Juan Carlos Rodriguez Romero, who ICE agents shot at in St. Paul in December. The ICE agents claimed Rodriguez Romero tried to hit them with his car, but the agents' stories didn't add up — and now the DOJ is dropping charges for lack of evidence.

The first grand jury proceeding in the Broadview Six case began with a *textbook example* of forbidden prosecutorial vouching. Misconduct from the start. Just incredible stuff.

The DOJ is dropping charges against Juan Carlos Rodriguez Romero, who ICE agents shot at in St. Paul in December. The ICE agents claimed Rodriguez Romero tried to hit them with his car, but the agents' stories didn't add up — and now the DOJ is dropping charges for lack of evidence.

notes from vacation in today's reformer newsletter

In his first interview since being kicked out of the US, FIFA referee Omar Artan tells’s the NYT’s Matt Bigg that the biggest dream of his professional life has been shattered. The World Cup ref was questioned for 11 hours, held in a cell and then dumped on a plane. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/w...

We're honored and proud to announce New Hampshire Bulletin reporter William Skipworth has won the Livingston Award for local news reporting from the Wallace House Center for Journalists and the University of Michigan. newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/bulle...

this is so excellent

okay, officially starting my vacation now. 🤠

speaking of @peytonhaug.bsky.social's contributions to the Reformer, here's a first-person piece from her about the trash and chemicals ICE left behind:

Most of my 39 clients have had valid work permits. I wasn't always great at mentioning that in my petitions so I probably contributed to the undercount. Sorry.

ICYMI — I went through more than 1,100 lawsuits and found hundreds of Minnesota immigrants detained despite living and working legally in the U.S.

Reporter @madisonmcvan.bsky.social spent weeks digitizing more than 1,000 habeas filings since ICE's "Metro Surge" on Minnesota. One quarter of those wrongfully detained had valid work permits. Some weren't just wrongfully detained, but deported: minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/22/m...

watched the longhorns beat the sun devils in person in person tonight. vic hunter homer in the 6th to take the lead was sublime

thank you @racketmn.com 🙏🏻

A federal judge on Friday dismissed a criminal indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 30-year-old man living in Maryland who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last year, calling the prosecution “vindictive and selective.” @cstephenson.bsky.social reports.

Hundreds of immigrants with valid work permits were detained in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. These are some of their stories.

extremely proud to work at an outlet that strives to ask the toughest question at the press conference. no one better to learn from that @maxnesterak.bsky.social 🌟

minnesota names be like

John Cornyn… welcome to The Resistance. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

aaaaaaand the CFTC, the federal regulator of prediction markets, has already sued the state of minnesota

Trump endorses Ken Paxton in Senate GOP runoff www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Do you want updates on key elections during the May 19 primaries? Get all the information you need with this Starter Pack generated by Bluesky, featuring relentless coverage in six states from our reporters. bsky.app/starter-pack...

minnesota gov. tim walz has signed a bill banning prediction markes (kalshi, polymarket). first state-level ban of its kind. (sports betting via traditional/mobile sports books is still illegal here too)

good morning. the 2026 minnesota legislative session is over. @michellemgriff.bsky.social's roundup:

Earlier this year, a judge ordered a Hugo woman to relinquish her guns via Minnesota's "red flag" law after she made death threats against Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth and Rep. Patti Anderson. Demuth, who is running for governor, voted against the red flag law in 2023.

I'm watching the Wisconsin GOP convention in the Wisconsin Dells online today (because they denied my press credential) where U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson just accused the Democratic party of training Renee Good and Alex Pretti to turn them "into martyrs."

How do Americans feel about the war? We asked ten big city homosexuals to share their thoughts.

The high-priced battle is over a bill at the Legislature to strengthen and extend 340B, which lets hospitals that treat low-income patients buy drugs at a discount and keep the savings.

Wow: Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, one of the biggest children's hospitals in the nation, will be forced to create the nation's first ever "detransition clinic" as part of a $10 million settlement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

In December, ICE agents fired shots at a St. Paul man, Juan Carlos Rodriguez Romero, as he was fleeing arrest. The agency claims the shots were in self-defense, and that Rodriguez Romero hit officers with his car. But the agents’ stories contain major discrepancies.

Gov. Tim Walz’s office on Thursday said the money fulfills a months-long goal to help people who lost wages during Operation Metro Surge. The Democratic bill author denies that’s the intent.

massive scoop from @michellemgriff.bsky.social: the legislature has passed $40 mil in rental and mortgage assistance, apparently aimed at people affected by operation metro surge

this is how i learned that purchacing pace salsa supports texas athletics. hook em

worth revisiting the details here (and this all-time reformer headline) "When the cop didn’t respond, Eichorn allegedly texted again later that night and said 'What’s a guy gota (sic) do to get with the hottest girl online tonight.'"

Hennepin County Medical Center — the state’s largest safety net hospital on the verge of financial collapse — served patients from all but one Minnesota county in 2025.

I’m continuing to investigate immigration enforcement in Minnesota, and I’m still sifting through lots of information from the first few months of the year. If you have questions, tips, stories or just wanna grab coffee and chat about what you’ve seen, please reach out. DM me for my signal 👍

"The evidence provided by the government so far largely consists of interviews with the agents on the scene, who contradict each other on key details."

In December, ICE agents fired shots at a St. Paul man, Juan Carlos Rodriguez Romero, as he was fleeing arrest. The agency claims the shots were in self-defense, and that Rodriguez Romero hit officers with his car. But the agents’ stories contain major discrepancies.