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.

National legislative experts say Minnesota's House and Senate lacking clear majorities hasn't ever happened. Here's what happens next.

Democrats have asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to intervene in a partisan power struggle that has roiled the start of the 2025 legislative session

House Democrats have boycotted the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session in an effort to stop Republicans from exploiting a temporary majority to advance their agenda

Half the Minnesota House stood empty on Tuesday when the state Legislature convened for its session and Democrats didn't show up amid a bitter power dispute.

Minnesota’s Democratic state representatives staged a walkout on 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 House came out of the November election tied 67-67, and top leaders from both parties initially worked out most of a power-sharing agreement that presumed a tie. But a differe