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, arguing it’s unconstitutional for them to move forward without Democrats present.

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The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday to get to the bottom of one question: How many Minnesota House members need to be physically present at the Capitol to legally conduct business?

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon waits to be called before the session begins on the first day of the 94th legislative session at the Minnesota State Capitol Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer. The ...

The Supreme Court justices listened to oral arguments for more than an hour and are expected to issue a ruling quickly.

Following the contentious first day of the 2025 Minnesota Legislative session, where members of the DFL failed to show, partisan tensions are rising as lawmakers claim House Republicans attempted to select a speaker.

A Minnesota man accused of helping his son hide four bodies in a Wisconsin cornfield has been sentenced to 16 years in prison, online court records show.

Under state law, the House must have 68 members present — a majority of the total 134 seats, the justices wrote.

It's time for the Democrats' walkout to end and for the legislature to get on with its work,' Rep. Lisa Demuth said after court ruling.

With House DFLers absent from the capitol for 10 days, House Republicans have been moving forward with regular business.

A court ruling late Friday will move back a special election by several weeks, raising the stakes even higher in the House standoff.