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Minnesota Dems Playing ‘Hide and Seek’ to Block Republicans from Controlling State House
A Democratic leader said they ‘had to deny quorum’ so Republicans understand they can’t even convene the house ‘without bipartisan collaboration’
Minnesota House DFL files lawsuit saying Republicans speaker election ‘unlawful’
The debate over whether Minnesota House Republicans acted lawfully when they elected a speaker is headed to the state Supreme Court. Democratic-Farmer-Labor Secretary of State Steve Simon and the House DFL have filed lawsuits to stop Republicans from taking control of the House for the next two years,
Minnesota Democrats ask state Supreme Court to resolve state House power struggle
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon and House Democrats have asked the state's highest court to intervene in a partisan power struggle that has roiled the start of the 2025 legislative session that extended into a second day Wednesday.
Minnesota House Democrats boycott first day of session, but Republicans move forward anyway
Negotiations between House DFL and GOP leaders failed to reach a deal before the Legislature convened at noon Tuesday.
Is Demuth the Minnesota House speaker? Here's what we know
Republicans appointed Demuth as speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, but will the move stick? Here's what we know.
Democrats boycott first day of Minnesota House session but GOP votes to appoint speaker anyway
House Democrats have boycotted the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session in an effort to stop Republicans from exploiting a temporary one-seat majority to unseat one of their members
Minnesota House Democrats to file lawsuit to Supreme Court arguing GOP speaker election unlawful
Minnesota House Democrats said Tuesday that they will file a number of lawsuits asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to find that Republicans’ attempt to elect a speaker and conduct business without them was unlawful because they lacked a quorum of members.
Minnesota Supreme Court petitions filed over House Republicans' speaker election
Steve Simon and House Democrats are asking for the Minnesota Supreme Court to rule on the issues surrounding Tuesday's actions on the House floor.
Minnesota House Republicans elect speaker as DFL colleagues boycott session
The Minnesota House GOP says it could still keep a DFL rep out of office even after a judge ruled he won reelection by a slim margin.
DFL members, secretary of state petition state Supreme Court over Republican actions at Minnesota House
In a petition to the Minnesota Supreme Court, Democrats in the state House accuse Republicans of acting "unlawfully" when they conducted House business on Tuesday, including electing a speaker, with no DFL members present.
DFL asks state Supreme Court to intervene in fight over control of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Caucus in the Minnesota House of Representatives says it has filed a petition asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to declare that Republicans acted unlawfully when they purported to organize the Minnesota House,
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 ...
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Democrats petition Supreme Court to declare GOP lacked quorum to elect speaker
House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon filed separate petitions with the Minnesota Supreme Court seeking to ...
Minnesota Leaders Seek Deal to Avert Democratic Boycott in State House
Minnesota's House Democrats boycotted the opening session of 2025 to prevent Republicans from using a temporary majority to ...
MN House power sharing dispute could mean rough start for 2025 legislative session
If DFLers make good on their no-show threat it’ll deny the House quorum of 68 members needed to conduct business.
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Minnesota House Democrats hold secret swearing-in ceremony as Senate finds power-sharing agreement
Approaching the first day of the session, one of Minnesota’s two legislative bodies is operating across the aisle.
House Democrats take oath of office in secret 2 days before legislative session starts, sparking outrage
Minnesota House Democrats took the oath of office early in a secret ceremony on Sunday, two days before the next session of ...