There's just one week to go until Minnesota's next legislative session begins at the state capitol. Tensions are already high with Democrats threatening to not show up on day one. All of this means a bumpy start ahead.

Minn. House Democrats consider not attending first two weeks of the legislative session to prevent the chamber from achieving a 68-member quorum.

Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session is headed toward a historically sour start. House Democrats are trying to prevent Republicans from using their current 67-66 majority to elect a speaker next week and control the House committees for the next two years.

Hopes for bipartisan comity at the state Capitol this year — forced upon the Minnesota House by the voters, who sent 67 Democrats and 67 Republicans to the Capitol — are already crashing. House Democrats are mulling not showing up for the first two weeks of the legislative session to prevent the chamber from achieving a

Republicans say that even with a temporary 67-66 majority, they plan to act as the majority. That means they’d presumably be able to establish committee control and elect a Republican House Speaker.