The partisan standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the Minnesota House might never have materialized if the DFL would have backed a different candidate in a Roseville-area election.

The Minnesota Republican Party is following through on a promise to recall House DFL lawmakers who did not show up for the first three weeks of the legislative session. DFL members said they ...

Lisa Demuth as speaker, something DFL House leadership and Secretary of State Steve Simon, a Democrat, argue is unconstitutional. The power dispute could delay any major legislative activity into ...