Minnesota House Democrats have returned to the state Capitol after reaching a power-sharing agreement with Republicans, ending a stalemate that prevented the chamber from conducting business for more than three weeks.

Democrats agreed to let a Republican take the speakership of the Minnesota House after a weekslong fight over control of the chamber.

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

Minnesota House Democrats raised three times as much money as House Republicans in 2024, according to the latest batch of data from the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board. And it still wasn’t enough to keep their trifecta this past November.

One day after announcing a recall effort against all 66 DFL House legislators, Republican leaders announced they’ve collected more than 5,000 signatures on recall petitions. Minnesota Republican Chair Alex Plechash says the message is clear from Minnesotans – they want DFL lawmakers to show up for work or face recall elections.

The Minnesota Republican Party launched a recall election effort this week targeting all House Democrats who are continuing to boycott session, which is now in its fourth week.

The political boycott began in early January when House Democrats in Minnesota boycotted the opening session of the 2025 legislative calendar.

Despite a Minnesota legislator never being recalled in the state’s history, GOP lawmakers are launching an attempt to recall all 66 current DFL members from the Minnesota House of Representatives. FOX 9’s Soyoung Kim explains.

The Democrats have been boycotting the legislative session in protest of the GOP's plans to organize with a temporary, one-seat majority.