Minnesota Reformer: “Embattled Minnesota Republican Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan on Saturday resigned from the board of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities organization, a spokeswoman said. ‘Jennifer Carnahan reached out to us and resigned from the Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities board of directors on Saturday amidst the recent media attention. Her resignation is effective immediately,’ the spokeswoman said. Carnahan is facing calls for her resignation from the state party from a growing number of Minnesota Republican officials, candidates and affiliated groups for her close ties to Anton Lazzaro, a political operative and major donor who has been indicted on several counts of sex trafficking. Lazzaro led a lavish lifestyle and was the largest individual donor to U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, Carnahan’s husband. Carnahan is refusing to resign her position as MNGOP chair, saying activists and others are attempting a ‘coup,’ according to a Facebook post she wrote Sunday ahead of a MNGOP executive committee meeting. “