Minnesota House convenes and elects Republican speaker, ending weeks-long partisan stalemate
Minnesota’s House of Representatives convened with all members present Thursday afternoon under a power-sharing deal that ended a weeks-long boycott of the session by Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers.
Rep. Demuth elected as first Black woman to serve as MN House Speaker
The deal to end the weeks-long legislative standoff made history when Rep. Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) became the first person of color to be elected as Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives on Thursday.
Minnesota House leaders strike deal to end stalemate, begin work after weeks of delay
The stalemate in the Minnesota House that has paralyzed the chamber for weeks is poised to end Thursday, after leaders in both parties said they reached an agreement on how they will move forward with the legislative session.
Minnesota lawmakers reach power-sharing agreement, ending weekslong stalemate
Minnesota lawmakers settled on a bipartisan power-sharing agreement in the state House, ending a weekslong political stalemate in the narrowly divided chamber.
Minnesota House Democratic and GOP leaders reach power-sharing agreement to end partisan stalemate
Democratic and Republican leaders of the Minnesota House reached a power-sharing agreement Wednesday night to end a three-week stalemate that the state's chief justice said left the chamber “completely dysfunctional.
Minnesota Republicans notch deal securing temporary majority after Dems refused to show up for work
Republicans and Democrats in the Minnesota House have reached a "power sharing agreement" ending the Democrats' weeks-long ...
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Can the Minnesota House Salvage a Bipartisan Session?
A tense fight over party control of the Minnesota House ended with a power-sharing agreement this week. But hard feelings ...
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Minnesota GOP plans to file for recall of all 66 House Democrats
As Minnesota House continues negotiations and Democrats boycott, Republican party announces effort to boot Democrats.
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MN GOP says it will continue its effort to recall DFL-ers who were boycotting
Despite a power-sharing agreement being reached in the Minnesota House, the Republican Party of Minnesota said it will ...
Date set for Minnesota House District 40B special election
The election was originally scheduled for Jan. 28 after the DFL winner in November's election didn't appeal the judge's ...
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Minnesota Republicans Update Recall Effort Against Absentee DFL House Members
One day after announcing a recall effort against all 66 DFL House legislators, Republican leaders announced they’ve collected ...
As House remains stalled, MN GOP says it’ll file recall petitions against 66 absent DFLers
The Minnesota recall process is a lengthy one that will have to be approved by the state Supreme Court before anyone can even sign the actual petition.
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Minnesota GOP will file petition to recall House Democrats
There is still no quorum in the Minnesota House, but House leaders said they have kicked negotiations into a new gear.
A big pile of money wasn’t enough for Democrats to hold the Minnesota House
Minnesota House Democrats raised three times as much money as House Republicans in 2024, according to the latest batch of ...
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Politics Friday: Democrats seek a new leader with Minnesota’s DFL party chair in contention
MPR News politics editor and host Brian Bakst and his guests talk about the Democratic National Committee’s election of a new ...
Minnesota Republicans Want to Oust Every Democrat as Boycott Continues
The political boycott began in early January when House Democrats in Minnesota boycotted the opening session of the 2025 ...