Minnesota’s Legislative Session Opens Chaotically

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. Simon,
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.
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.
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.
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 majority to advance their agenda.
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 elect a speaker.
House Democrats boycott opening day of Minnesota’s legislative session to thwart narrow GOP majority
House Democrats have boycotted the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session in an effort to stop Republicans from exploiting a temporary majority to advance their agenda
Leaders seek power-sharing deal to avert opening day Democratic boycott of Minnesota House
The House came out of the November election tied 67-67, and top leaders from both parties initially worked out most of a power-sharing agreement that presumed a tie. But a differe

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Family of Minnesota woman sentenced for drug trafficking says she got caught up with cartel after getting stuck in Mexico
Friends and family of Macalla Knott say she's not what you think after she pleaded guilty to distributing nearly $10 million ...
Minnesota freshmen talk playing in home state
Minnesota freshmen Isaac Asuma and Grayson Grove sit down to talk about their excitement for playing in front of their home ...
Brooks: Iowa and Canada want to take over Minnesota. Can you blame them?
This is not an appropriate way to fill the void left by the Iowa caucuses. We all miss the caucuses, but stealing other ...
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Minnesota to see another push for Equal Rights Amendment
About 150 people gathered at 10 a.m., ahead of the session’s start at noon, in support of the Equal Rights Amendment, a ...
No. 8 Maryland scores Top 25 win over No. 24 Minnesota
No. 8 Maryland scored a massive win on Tuesday night over No. 24 Minnesota, moving their record to 16-1 on the season and 6-1 ...
'Make Minnesota Iowa Again': Senator proposes bill to let Iowa buy 9 Minnesota counties
A Republican Iowa senator wants to "make Minnesota Iowa again" by introducing a bill that would allow Iowa to buy nine ...
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Top federal prosecutor in Minnesota resigns ahead of transfer of power
U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger was appointed by President Joe Biden and sworn in as the 37th U.S. attorney for the District of ...
Senate confirmation hearing begins for Minnesota native Pete Hegseth
He is the real deal,” former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman said, but Minnesota native Hegseth is facing tough questions from ...