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,

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.

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.

Negotiations between House DFL and GOP leaders failed to reach a deal before the Legislature convened at noon Tuesday.

Minnesota's House Democrats boycotted the opening session of 2025 to prevent Republicans from using a temporary majority to elect a speaker.

In their lawsuit, House Democrats say Republicans unlawfully organized and elected a speaker on the legislative session's opening day.

The new legislative session is off to a rocky start at the Minnesota State Capitol. Half of the Minnesota House sat empty Tuesday afternoon as Democrats and Republicans accused each other of illegitimate power grabs.

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.”

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

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.