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Minnesota Senate GOP fail to oust Mitchell

GOP-led effort to expel DFL Sen. Mitchell fails in Minnesota Senate; House DFL boycott continues

An effort to expel embattled DFL Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell failed in the chamber on Monday.Republican Sen. Jordan Rasmusson of Fergus Falls introduced the motion to expel Mitchell, who last year was charged with burglary.

TwinCities.com · 21h

Republicans in the Minnesota Senate fail to get vote to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell over burglary charge

The Senate vote was 33-33 on whether to consider on the motion to expel Mitchell. Motions die in the event of a tie so it was blocked.

Yahoo · 22h

Minnesota Senate GOP fail to oust Mitchell; Dems still boycotting House

It was chaos times two on Monday at the Minnesota Capitol as Senate Republicans tried again to expel DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury, who has been charged with felony burglary. The House also remains at a stalemate with Democrats continuing their boycott.

The Raw Story · 19h

Minnesota Senate Republicans unsuccessfully attempt to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell

Minnesota Senate Republicans tried to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, from the chamber Monday, arguing that her felony burglary charge restricts her from adequately representing her constituents and that the nature of the allegations is unbecoming of a Minnesota senator.

Minnesota Supreme Court, House

CBS Minnesota on MSN · 3d

Minnesota Supreme Court rules in favor of DFL's argument that House lacks quorum

The justices, in a written ruling released Friday afternoon, agreed with House Democratic leaders and Secretary of State Steve Simon who argued that a quorum in the House was 68 members under the state constitution, not the 67 that Republicans claimed. The Supreme Court cited an article in the Minnesota Constitution as part of their reasoning.

YAHOO!News · 3d

Minnesota Supreme Court sides with House DFL, invalidating House GOP’s work for last two weeks

In a major victory for Minnesota House Democrats Friday, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that 68 House members must be present for a quorum, which means the lower chamber has had no official proceedings during a Democratic boycott.

Twin Cities Pioneer Press on MSN · 3d

Minnesota Supreme Court sides with DFL in struggle over House control

Minnesota’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state House of Representatives must have at least 68 members present in order to conduct business, handing a victory to Democratic-Farmer-Labor representatives boycotting the session.

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Special election for Minnesota Senate District 60: See live results here

Dziedzic died following a battle with ovarian cancer at 62 years old. She was first diagnosed with cancer in early 2023 and stepped down as the Minnesota Senate Majority leader last February after ...

20hon MSN

Minnesota House remains stalled with little progress in DFL-GOP power struggle

Republican state representatives are honoring a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that the House must have 68 members present to ...

MinnPost6h

Legislative chaos goes bicameral: Mitchell issue returns to tied Senate; House can’t officially meet without DFL

The Senate DFL will regain control next week after a special election, and DFL and Republican House leaders are negotiating.

MPR News1h

Minnesota legislative session takes on 'Twilight Zone' feel with 'so much uncertainty'

As a quarrel over power hits its two-week mark, many around the Capitol wonder when the Minnesota Legislature’s session will ...

New York Sun4h

Minnesota State House Paralyzed After Democrats Boycott Proceedings

The Minnesota House has been unable to get anything done as Democrats and Republicans fight over which party should be in ...

Minnesota Republicans fire back at DFL petitions over House control

Less than a week after Minnesota Democrats filed a lawsuit asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to declare the state’s ...

DFL, GOP leaders discuss what has been going on in the Minnesota House

What is going on in the Minnesota House? The DFL has been boycotting. The Minnesota Supreme Court invalidates GOP House ...

12don MSN

Minnesota House DFL, Steve Simon sue over Republican speaker election

Democratic-Farmer-Labor Secretary of State Steve Simon and the House DFL have filed lawsuits to stop Republicans from taking ...

3don MSN

DFL residency case has thrown Minnesota legislative session into doubt. Could it have been avoided?

The partisan standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the Minnesota House might never have materialized if the DFL would ...

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