Lisa Demuth made Minnesota history as the first female Republican and first Black person to hold the position.

Under the agreement announced by House leadership Wednesday night, Republicans will control the speakership until the end of ...

Minnesota House of Representatives DFLers ended their boycott, allowing a quorum Thursday. Demuth was elected speaker.

The deal to end the weeks-long legislative standoff made history when Rep. Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) became the first ...

Minnesota House Democrats boycotted the state capitol while Republicans ran what some called a "shadow government." Now lawmakers have struck a deal.

A power-sharing agreement between Republicans and Democrats gives more power to the GOP until a special election later this ...

Democratic and Republican leaders of the Minnesota House reached a power-sharing agreement Wednesday night to end a ...

Just when it looked like the standoff at the Minnesota House of Representatives was headed for another twist at the direction ...

Minnesota House lawmakers have reached an agreement to break the three-plus week standoff that stalled progress at the state ...

Under a new power-sharing deal, Demuth will be speaker at least through next year. She spoke with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.

There is still no quorum in the Minnesota House, but House leaders said they have kicked negotiations into a new gear.

“By statute, the total number of seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives is 134 seats … Accordingly, in the Minnesota House of Representatives, a quorum for purposes of Article ...