Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz said on Monday that state legislators have received “a noticeable increase in verbal threats” in recent years as Minnesotans reel from the assassination of a state lawmaker.

At the Kansas and Missouri State Capitol buildings, you have to go through security and capitol security guards on duty at all times. But those measures don't extend to lawmakers at their home.

Minneapolis — The man charged with killing one Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another in what prosecutors have described as a meticulously planned attack, had dozens of apparent targets, including officials in at least three other states.

Gov. Tim Walz called the event a “politically motivated assassination," with the attack marking the latest such incident over the last several years.

Rhode Island lawmakers shared a moment of silence on Monday in response to the deadly shooting of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman.

SD's legislative and executive leaders have issued statements in response to an early morning shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in their residence early Saturday, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot multiple times in their nearby home, The Associated Press reported.

Elected officials in Montana said the killing of one state lawmaker and attack on another in Minnesota were horrifying and raised concerns about the political climate nationwide.

Colorado politicians condemn politically motivated violence following the shooting of Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses.