Three-week impasse ends with deal that makes Republican Lisa Demuth speaker of the House for two years, gives GOP temporary control of committees.

Democratic and Republican leaders of the Minnesota House reached a power-sharing agreement Wednesday night to end a three-week stalemate that the state's chief justice said left the chamber “completely dysfunctional.

The impasse in the Minnesota House appears to be over, with the DFL and GOP jointly announcing that they have reached a power-sharing agreement.

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

As Minnesota House continues negotiations and Democrats boycott, Republican party announces effort to boot Democrats.

Minnesota’s top court ruled that Republicans had overstepped their authority by conducting business in the Legislature even as Democrats boycotted the session.

Nearly one month into the legislative session, Minnesota House leadership announced an agreement has been reached to organize the chamber on Thursday. House Republican and DFL leaders announced late Wednesday evening that they reached a power-sharing deal.

Ken Martin, a well-connected state party chair, took over the Democratic National Committee as the party searches for ways to win back power.

A nearly four-week standoff over control in the Minnesota House appears to be near an end, with Democrats and Republicans planning to announce a deal on Thursday. The House has been unable to convene as Democrats have boycotted since the Jan.