Politics & Government
UPDATED Hoffman to Goodwin: 'I Am Certainly Sorry' about Tweet
The written apology is part of deal to drop ethics complaint.
A letter from Minnesota Sen. Gretchen Hoffman to Sen. Barb Goodwin apologizes for a May 18 tweet that took about the mentally ill out of context.
It's part of what a asked Hoffman to do in exchange for dismissal of an against her.
(via Minnesota Public Radio)
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Update (7:45 p.m.): Goodwin sounded less than satisfied in an email Thursday evening:
Senator Hoffman still has (or has recently put) the same blatant lie on her campaign website. Plus, as you know, she closed her past twitter account - the one she was supposed to issue the apology or a link to the results of the ethics committee.
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She added: "I really hope it's over soon."
Update (9:45 a.m., Friday): Here is Hoffman's new Twitter account: "@gretchenmh1." It has one message, with a link to the ethics subcommittee's resolution.
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