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

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.

(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 ...

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 ...

The Supreme Court justices listened to oral arguments for more than an hour and are expected to issue a ruling quickly.

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 ...

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 ...

As expected, Minnesota House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon appealed to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the high court to declare that Republicans aren’t able to elect a speaker or conduct any other business without 68 members present.

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 ...

Republican and Democratic leaders in the Minnesota House say they're getting closer to negotiating a new power sharing agreement. D-F-L Speaker-designate Melissa Hortman says her hope is that they'll get to an agreement by the end of week.

Republican members, who a court ruled don’t have quorum, are expected to return again Tuesday. Unless at least one DFLer shows up it’ll be a repeat of Monday. Meanwhile, power sharing