Minnesota House DFL leaders lay out legislative agenda amid ongoing dispute with Republicans
On Friday at PICA Head Start Training Center in Minneapolis, Democratic leaders laid out their agenda for the session amid an ongoing power dispute with Republicans​ over who can and should control the chamber.
Minnesota leads again: No other state has ever begun a legislative session without clear majorities
National legislative experts say Minnesota's House and Senate lacking clear majorities hasn't ever happened. Here's what happens next.
On eve of MN's legislative session, dispute over balance of power in the House rages on
A weeks-long dispute over the balance of power in the Minnesota House appears it’ll come to a head on Tuesday without a resolution.
Minnesota House Democrats are no-shows amid legislative session's bitter beginning
Half the Minnesota House stood empty on Tuesday when the state Legislature convened for its session and Democrats didn't show up amid a bitter power dispute.
Minnesota’s Legislative Session Opens Chaotically as House Democrats Boycott
A one-seat Republican majority in the Statehouse and a looming special election made for a tense start to a new era of divided government.
Minnesota Legislature Could Be Headed for a Rocky Start to Its 2025 Session
The 2025 session of the Minnesota Legislature could be headed for a rocky start when it convenes Tuesday, with House Democrats threatening to boycott opening day and House Republicans saying they'll try to recall lawmakers who fail to show up.
5 things to know about the chaotic start to Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session
Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session got off to an unusual start Tuesday as half of the House of Representatives stood empty while Democrats boycotted the first day of business. The political maneuver was meant to deny Republicans a quorum,
Minnesota’s legislative session set to have bumpy start
The fireworks are flying before this year’s legislative session even starts. With less than 14 hours to go before it begins, it’s not clear who will be in charge of the House or who will even show up.
Democrats boycott start of Minnesota legislative session
Leaders from the two parties are in a dispute over who controls the Minnesota House now that Republicans have a one-seat majority, at least temporarily until a special election.
Minnesota House Republicans start session as Democrats boycott
Democrats followed through on their promise to no-show on the first day of Minnesota's legislative session, they said, to “protect the will of the voters.”
Walz urges lawmakers to end a power struggle upending the Minnesota Legislature
Gov. Tim Walz is urging lawmakers to end a power struggle that has disrupted the first week of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative ...
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What does Minnesota law, state constitution say about legislative quorums?
Sec. 22. Majority vote of all members to pass a law. The style of all laws of this state shall be: “Be it enacted by the ...
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Minnesota legislative standoff spills out of the Statehouse into the courthouse
With accusations flying over which party is ignoring state law, the fight to control the Minnesota House is shifting from ...
Minnesota Democrats ask state Supreme Court to resolve state House power struggle
Democrats have asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to intervene in a partisan power struggle that has roiled the start of the ...
Iowa senator says state should "buy" bottom 9 southern Minnesota counties: "Make Minnesota Iowa Again"
An Iowa lawmaker has his sights set on some southern Minnesota property — not for himself, but for the Hawkeye state itself.