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Vance Boelter pleaded guilty Thursday to the murders of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, the shooting of state Sen.John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, and the attempted shooting of their daughter Hope Hoffman, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.In agreeing to the plea deal, Boelter, who pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking, two counts of murder and two counts of a firearms offense, will serve two consecutive life terms, plus 40 years pending court approval, the Minnesota Reformer reported Thursday.“Political violence is a nemesis of our democracy,” Christopher D.Dotson, FBI Minneapolis Field Office Special Agent in Charge, said during a press conference after the plea hearing.“Our hearts are with the victims and their surviving families, the Hortmans, Hoffmans, and all of those other elected officials who were on Boelter’s list.” Related: How Melissa Hortman invested in the humanity of a political opponent “Political violence is a scourge in our nation,” said U.S.Attorney Daniel N.“To all of those who would commit political violence: this Justice Department will seek and obtain the longest prison terms for your offense.” The Minneapolis City Council voted 10-2 on Thursday to block a redevelopment contract with the Minnesota Agape Movement for the People’s Way at George Floyd Square, MPR News reported Thursday.Council members also agreed to waive the special property tax assessment fees received by property owners near the 38th Street and Chicago Avenue intersection.“This project has been billed for so long as something that the city was doing for the community, and you can’t do something for the community and then charge them for it,” said Council Member Soren Stevenson, who represents the area.ICE agent Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., who was charged with two felony counts of second-degree assault after allegedly pointing a gun at motorists during Operation Metro Surge in February, has filed a notice seeking to transfer the criminal case from Hennepin County District Court to federal court, the Star Tribune reported Wednesday.Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that Said Abdullahi Ereg, a Minnesota man charged in connection with the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, peacefully surrendered at the Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport, KSTP reported Wednesday.Related: DOJ won’t seek death penalty in Hortman assassination Joining labor unions and community groups, several Minneapolis City Council members announced plans for a law that would require driverless car companies like Waymo to obtain city licenses before offering services in the city, KARE 11 reported Thursday.As many of HarMar Mall’s storefronts sit vacant, Roseville city officials say they have held early talks with the shopping center’s property owner, Fidelis Realty Partners, about future redevelopment plans, FOX 9 reported Wednesday.No formal proposal has been submitted.