State House speaker says investigation into lawmaker’s residency is possible even without formal ethics inquiry
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DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman says she could work with House attorneys to investigate whether Rep. John Thompson (DFL-St. Paul) has engaged in wrongdoing and deserves punishment.
The first-term lawmaker is under scrutiny after a recent traffic stop in which he presented a Wisconsin ID card, despite statements that he’s lived in Minnesota for almost two decades. This is an MPR News morning update for Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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