The 2025 Minnesota legislative session is off to a rough start. How did we get here, and what’s next?
House Republicans have elected a speaker but the DFL is asking the state Supreme Court to intervene. At issue is whether 67 ...
How ongoing stalemate in Minnesota House could affect public events at the Minnesota State Capitol
Community organizer Sheletta Brundidge has plans to bring 500 black entrepreneurs to the capitol, but she's concerned many lawmakers won't be around.
MPR News3d
Minnesota courts may get final say in government's constitutional clash
An ugly opening to Minnesota’s legislative session and a campaign season that won’t end is fueling lawsuit after lawsuit.
MPR News5d
Minnesota House DFLers boycott opening session; Republicans elect their own speaker
The roll call board lights up as Secretary of State Steve Simon determines if enough members of the House are present to determine a quorum at the State Capitol on St. Paul on Tuesday. DFLers on ...
Yahoo4d
Minnesotans gather to support passing a state Equal Rights Amendment
A crowd filled the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda Tuesday morning in support of the Equal Rights Amendment, which would provide protections for gender equality in the Minnesota Constitution.
The New York Times5d
After Loss, Tim Walz Faces Party’s Sinking Fortunes in Minnesota
He consoled deflated supporters with a speech at a high school, posed for photos with a turkey at the Minnesota State Capitol to mark Thanksgiving and flew to the Bahamas for a brief respite from ...
Yahoo News4d
Minnesotans gather to support passing a state Equal Rights Amendment
A crowd filled the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda Tuesday morning in support of the Equal Rights Amendment, which would provide protections for gender equality in the Minnesota Constitution. The ...
MinnPost5d
Minnesota Legislature to open with two presidents and calm in the Senate, storm in the House
House Republicans say a vacancy in a DFL seat means they have a majority. Will there be an eleventh-hour agreement?