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GOP lawmakers introduce impeachment articles against Gov. Walz, AG Ellison

Courtesy: FOX 9ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — GOP lawmakers in Minnesota have introduced articles of impeachment against Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison. The two house resolutions include House Resolution 6 against Gov. Walz and House Resolution 7 against Ellison. They claim corrupt conduct by both democratic leaders. The resolution accuses Walz of “violating his constitutional oath…

DFL candidates win two Minnesota House seats in special elections held Tuesday

ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Two Minnesota House seats have once again been settled by a special election and the chamber will remain tied with 67 Democrats and 67 Republicans. In District 47A, representing the eastern Twin Cities suburbs, DFL nominee Shelly Buck won against no Republican opponent. She replaces Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen Jaeger who was elected to the Senate to…

Republican Rep. Demuth Elected Speaker of the House After Deal Reached With Democrats

ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — Rep. Lisa Demuth, a Republican from Cold Spring, has been elected as Speaker of the House after a power-sharing agreement was reached with Democrats in the Minnesota House. It ends a stalemate that prevented the chamber from conducting official business for more than three weeks. Under the deal, Demuth will hold the role of speaker for…

Leadership Agreement Reached and MN House Will Organize Thursday

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — A leadership agreement has been reached between Minnesota House DFL and Republican leaders. They will organize the House effect on Thursday. House DFL Leadership will hold a news conference in the Capitol press conference room at 9:30 a.m. The exact terms of the deal have not yet been released. Republicans have a one-seat advantage over the…

Minnesota Republicans Update Recall Effort Against Absentee DFL House Members

ST. PAUL – One day after announcing a recall effort against all 66 DFL House legislators, Republican leaders announced they’ve collected more than 5,000 signatures on recall petitions. Minnesota Republican Chair Alex Plechash says the message is clear from Minnesotans – they want DFL lawmakers to show up for work or face recall elections. Republicans must collect 25 signatures in…

“Failure Is Not An Option”: Still No Deal To Get MN House In Order

ST. PAUL (KVRR)  — The power-sharing agreement is still being hashed out between Democrats and Republicans in the Minnesota House. DFL Speaker-designate Melissa Hortman says both parties met this morning. She says they have narrowed the issues a bit as they continue to negotiate. Hortman wouldn’t speculate on a timeline but says failure is not an option and that both…

MN Supreme Court Hears Arguments On “Quorums” and House Power Struggle

ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — Minnesota Supreme Court hears arguments on a power struggle between Democrats and Republicans over who should control the state House. The battle is over the definition of a quorum. Democratic representatives have stayed away in an effort to prevent the House from getting the quorum that it needs to conduct normal business. Republicans claim they already…

Minnesota Democrats ask state Supreme Court to resolve state House power struggle

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon and House Democrats have asked the state’s highest court to intervene in a partisan power struggle that has roiled the start of the 2025 legislative session that extended into a second day Wednesday. Simon, a Democrat, petitioned the Minnesota Supreme Court late Tuesday to declare that he legally remains the presiding…

House Democrats boycott opening day of Minnesota’s legislative session to thwart narrow GOP majority

Republican State Rep. Lisa Demuth of Cold Spring sworn in as House SpeakerUPDATE 8:29PM : Democrats respond to Republicans holding session in the House without them. Former Speaker of the House Rep. Melissa Hortman said, “Very strange afternoon indeed. We saw something on the floor of the Minnesota House of Representatives today that we have never seen in Minnesota history,…