GOP, Democrats and Minnesota

Minnesota Democrats sue House Republicans over ‘unlawful’ session
Minnesota legislative battle shifted to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. Minnesota House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon separately asked the court to nullify the Republicans’ actions on the first day of session Tuesday when the GOP convened and elected a speaker without the DFLers present.
House Democrats absent to start session; GOP members carry on, choose speaker
DFL House members followed through on a threat to boycott the beginning of the legislative session in an attempt to deny a quorum on Tuesday, but Republicans proceeded to elect Lisa Demuth as speaker despite Secretary of State Steve Simon's declaration that no quorum was present.
Democrats boycott first day of Minnesota House session but GOP votes to appoint speaker anyway
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.
Constitutional crisis: House Republicans elect speaker after Simon adjourns session
The unprecedented start of the legislative session went on with the usual pomp and formality of years prior. As if the Democratic half of the chamber weren’t empty, and the rules on how to proceed not the source of vehement dispute.
MN House Republicans override Simon, declare a quorum [RAW]
After Secretary of State Steve Simon sent the House into recess after saying there wasn't a quorum presence, the 67 Republicans present moved to remove Simon and instate Paul Anderson to take the roster.
Democrats press for long-delayed plaque to honor Jan. 6 victims, police heroes
A 2022 law required a plaque to be placed on the west front of the Capitol complex to honor Jan. 6 heroes. It hasn't been ...
Democrats’ crisis of the future: the biggest states that back them are shrinking
California, Illinois and New York are shrinking. Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. With America’s population shifting ...
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Democrats petition Supreme Court to declare GOP lacked quorum to elect speaker
House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon filed separate petitions with the Minnesota Supreme Court seeking to ...
House Republicans push to extend Trump tax cuts amid Democratic pushback
House Republicans are pushing for extensions of the 2017 tax cuts enacted by President-elect Donald Trump. Here's what to ...
Democrats urge Trump nominees to keep the IRS's free direct-tax-filing tool, touting it as a DOGE-friendly program
In a letter exclusively shared with BI, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Chris Coons said the program "meets the DOGE leaders' ...
Former Social Security head gets House GOP wrath over work-from-home policies
Martin O’Malley, the former Social Security commissioner who is now seeking to chair the Democratic National Committee, took ...
Minnesota House Democrats threaten to skip first two weeks of legislative session, preventing GOP quorum
House Democrats in Minnesota's legislature are threatening to skip out on the first two weeks of the legislative session ...
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Democrats want WV Supreme Court to clarify House seat vacated over man’s house arrest
The writ of mandamus filed with the West Virginia Supreme Court names House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, and Gov. Patrick ...
House Democrats take oath of office in secret 2 days before legislative session starts, sparking outrage
Democrats took that unprecedented step because of their plans to boycott the first day of session in an effort to keep ...