In some cases, one party controlled the chamber for a year, the other the next. The last time Minnesota’s House was tied, in 1979, the speaker of the House was Republican Rep. Rod Searle ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The stalemate in the Minnesota House that has paralyzed the chamber for weeks ended Thursday, after leaders in both parties reached an agreement on how they will govern the ...

Meanwhile, the Minnesota Senate on Tuesday stood in stark contrast to the House: The chamber had a smooth start after leaders in both parties struck a power-sharing deal following the death of DFL ...

Republicans in the Minnesota House lost a one-seat edge in the Capitol, where tensions over party dominance have simmered for weeks. By Ernesto Londoño Reporting from St. Paul, Minn. A Democrat ...

Minnesota House Republicans sued Secretary of State Steve Simon on Thursday in an attempt to force Democratic members back into the chamber, the latest legal challenge in a weekslong political ...

The Minnesota Legislature was to get underway Jan. 14 but in the House DFL representatives so far have boycotted the chamber and Republicans are one seat short of a majority, according to the ...

Democrats in Minnesota’s state House staged a boycott on Tuesday, walking out and not showing up for the first day of the legislative session in defiance over how the chamber will be divided.

Democrats won a Minnesota state House special election Tuesday night, The Associated Press projected, restoring a tie in the chamber and ending a monthslong power struggle in the Legislature.