ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- There’s still no new power-sharing agreement between Republicans and Democrats in the Minnesota House. D-F-L Speaker-designate Melissa Hortman said she was ready to negotiate Friday after the Supreme Court ruled the G-O-P did not have the required 68 members for a quorum.

A special election for a Minneapolis state Senate seat is set to break a tie in that chamber as the state House remains paralyzed due to a partisan impasse over power.

House Republicans have elected a speaker but the DFL is asking the state Supreme Court to intervene. At issue is whether 67 seats are a majority or whether 68 are needed.

A State Supreme Court ruling has effectively shut down the GOP from being able to operate in the chamber without Democrats present.

In a story published Jan. 16, 2025, about the Minnesota Legislature, The Associated Press erroneously reported that House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman is from Cold

In a major victory for Minnesota House Democrats Friday, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that 68 House members must be present for a quorum, which means the lower chamber has had no official proceedings during a Democratic boycott.

In a final attempt to avert the current legal and political battle for control of the Minnesota House, Democratic leader Melissa Hortman offered the GOP the speakership for two years, as well as the creation of an “oversight committee” with a majority of Republicans who would have been empowered to investigate the administration of DFL

The power-sharing agreement is still being hashed out between Democrats and Republicans in the Minnesota House. DFL Speaker-designate Melissa Hortman says both parties met this morning. She says they have narrowed the issues a bit as they continue to negotiate.

Republican members, who a court ruled don’t have quorum, are expected to return again Tuesday. Unless at least one DFLer shows up it’ll be a repeat of Monday. Meanwhile, power sharing

Republican and Democratic leaders in the Minnesota House say they're getting closer to negotiating a new power sharing agreement. D-F-L Speaker-designate Melissa Hortman says her hope is that they'll get to an agreement by the end of week.

(KNSI) — Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives remain entrenched in a partisan power struggle after the GOP gained a temporary one seat majority, but the DFL says they’ll return to the Capitol under one condition.

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