ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- There’s still no new power-sharing agreement between Republicans and Democrats in the Minnesota House. D-F-L Speaker-designate Melissa Hortman said she was ready to negotiate Friday after the Supreme Court ruled the G-O-P did not have the required 68 members for a quorum.

A State Supreme Court ruling has effectively shut down the GOP from being able to operate in the chamber without Democrats present.

A special election for a Minneapolis state Senate seat is set to break a tie in that chamber as the state House remains paralyzed due to a partisan impasse over power.

In a major victory for Minnesota House Democrats Friday, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that 68 House members must be present for a quorum, which means the lower chamber has had no official proceedings during a Democratic boycott.

In a final attempt to avert the current legal and political battle for control of the Minnesota House, Democratic leader Melissa Hortman offered the GOP the speakership for two years, as well as the creation of an “oversight committee” with a majority of Republicans who would have been empowered to investigate the administration of DFL

As House Republicans and the Senate introduce bills in session’s first week, Democrats talk priorities and hope for power-sharing

(AP Photo/Steve Karnowski) Minnesota House Democratic leaders Melissa Hortman and Jamie Long speak at a news conference on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, at the State Capitol in St. Paul, one day before the 2025 legislative session is due to convene. (AP Photo ...

Gov. Tim Walz is urging lawmakers to end a power struggle that has disrupted the first week of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session.

In a story published Jan. 16, 2025, about the Minnesota Legislature, The Associated Press erroneously reported that House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman is from Cold

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?

PAUL, Minn. (AP ... The top House Democrat, Melissa Hortman, of Brooklyn Park, conceded Friday that Minnesota's rules are “rather genteel” and probably don't allow the sergeant-at-arms ...

PAUL — Minnesota lawmakers ... made by House Leader Rep. Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, during a press conference held on Friday, Jan. 17. “In the Minnesota House, what you’re seeing ...