Democrats in the Minnesota House who have boycotted daily sessions are using tactics that lawmakers elsewhere have tried dozens of times in seeking to thwart their opponents.

A boycott, an alleged coup, multiple lawsuits — they're all part of the confusion and chaos at the Minnesota legislature.

With House DFLers absent from the capitol for 10 days, House Republicans have been moving forward with regular business.

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

The Minnesota Supreme Court is considering how deeply it should intervene in a power struggle between Democrats and Republicans over control of the state House.

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday appeared skeptical of House Republicans’ argument that the judiciary should stay out of the workings of the Minnesota House. The six justices hearing the high-stakes case that could determine control of the Minnesota House seemed poised to issue a ruling that would answer a key question: How many House

At issue before the court is whether the current 67 Republican members constitute a quorum needed for the Minnesota House to do business.

At the root of the cases before the justices is a question of whether 67 lawmakers is enough for a quorum when there's a vacancy in the 134-seat House of Representatives.

The House, not the courts, have the power to decide election challenges, according to Minnesota state law and the constitution.

Minnesota’s highest court heard oral arguments Thursday around a pair of cases challenging the legitimacy of legislative sessions involving only House Republicans, who have taken chamber control as De

The power dispute at the state House is now in the hands of the Minnesota Supreme Court.At the center of two cases before the justices is the question of quorum, which is the minimum number of legislators required to conduct any business,

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