New Minnesota House speaker addresses her priorities, historic election to the office
Lisa Demuth made Minnesota history as the first female Republican and first Black person to hold the position.
MN House convenes, elects Republican speaker, ending weeks-long partisan stalemate
Under the agreement announced by House leadership Wednesday night, Republicans will control the speakership until the end of 2026. Members are expected to elect Rep. Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, to that position during the floor session.
New Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth on priorities, vision for 2025 session
Under a new power-sharing deal, Demuth will be speaker at least through next year. She spoke with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.
Minnesota House leaders strike deal to end stalemate, begin work after weeks of delay
The stalemate in the Minnesota House that has paralyzed the chamber for weeks is poised to end Thursday, after leaders in both parties said they reached an agreement on how they will move forward with the legislative session.
Minnesota House gets back to work after 3-week stalemate
On the 24th day of the 2025 legislative session, the Minnesota House got to work — for real this time. State of play: For the first time in over three weeks, enough members showed up at the Capitol to officially gavel in the 134-member chamber and get to business.
Following two-party agreement, Minnesota House convenes for first time in 2025
The Minnesota House is officially duly convened. DFL members returned to the chamber Thursday after a months-long holdout, where the party denied the chamber quorum in hopes of forcing a power-sharing agreement.
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Bloomington lawmakers reflect upon end of House standoff
Just when it looked like the standoff at the Minnesota House of Representatives was headed for another twist at the direction ...
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Minnesota lawmakers have struck a deal after over a month of Democrats' boycott
Minnesota House Democrats boycotted the state capitol while Republicans ran what some called a "shadow government." Now lawmakers have struck a deal.
Demuth chosen as Minnesota House speaker as power-sharing agreement ends DFL boycott
Minnesota House of Representatives DFLers ended their boycott, allowing a quorum Thursday. Demuth was elected speaker.
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MN House lawmakers reach power-sharing agreement to end standoff
Minnesota House lawmakers have reached an agreement to break the three-plus week standoff that stalled progress at the state ...
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Minnesota House agrees to work together following lawsuits, unconstitutional power grab
A power-sharing agreement between Republicans and Democrats gives more power to the GOP until a special election later this ...
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MN House representatives host listening session for small business owners in Austin
Being a business in this day and age, can be tough, with owners facing challengers every day. And those challengers took ...
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MN House to convene under new power-sharing agreement, elect Republican speaker
Minnesota’s House of Representatives was set to convene with all members present Thursday afternoon under a power-sharing deal that ended a weeks-long boycott of the session by Democratic-Farmer ...
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MinnPost users guide to the Great 2025 Minnesota House Quorum Wars
“By statute, the total number of seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives is 134 seats … Accordingly, in the Minnesota House of Representatives, a quorum for purposes of Article ...
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Minnesota GOP will file petition to recall House Democrats
There is still no quorum in the Minnesota House, but House leaders said they have kicked negotiations into a new gear.
Indus students visit Minnesota’s capitol and representative
Mr. Brown’s sixth grade class from Indus School went to the state capitol to complete their studies of Minnesota history and of the state’s exciting past. The students were ...