A Democratic leader said they ‘had to deny quorum’ so Republicans understand they can’t even convene the house ‘without bipartisan collaboration’

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,

As expected, Minnesota House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon appealed to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the high court to declare that Republicans aren’t able to elect a speaker or conduct any other business without 68 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.

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.

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

Minnesota’s Democratic state representatives walked out Tuesday, failing to show up for the first day of the legislative session to deny the state House a quorum amid a fight over how to manage a chamber that's set to be equally divided.

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.”