If Tim Walz wants to secure a rare third term as Minnesota’s governor, he’ll need to overcome an erosion of support outside the Twin Cities and convince a wary electorate that 12 years in office is not too much.

In an era where safety precautions and online abuse are often part of the job, young American lawmakers wonder if politics is just too dangerous as a career.

The attack on Minnesota state lawmakers sent a chill through Beacon Hill, where elected officials say they’re newly balancing accessibility to constituents with protecting themselves and their families.

The closest current justice to the Northland is Anne McKeig, a Native American who hails from the Leech Lake Reservation in Federal Dam, but whose career was in the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and as a district court judge in that county prior to ascending to the store court.

A review by Boston.com of sample ballots available online from the other 49 states didn’t show any that included home addresses.

A suspect is in custody after Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday, while state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded.

Pa. lawmakers want to give state officials more options for hiring security and keeping their addresses and phone numbers private.

“The Colorado Secretary of State temporarily removed its public campaign finance database from the internet Saturday amid concerns it could reveal home addresses and other personal information about state lawmakers and other officials.

The assassination of Minnesota state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband over the weekend haunts those who knew her personally and professionally.