Politics Friday: As state high court pulled into Minnesota House dispute, what’s on the line?
Podcast: Politics FridayPublished On: Thu Jan 23 2025
Description: The Legislature opened its session on Jan. 14. But the House hasn’t been able to operate at full capacity. Democrats are boycotting and Republicans have declined to cut a deal to share power or commit to leaving a DFL win in a contested House election intact.Now the Minnesota Supreme Court is involved. Will a ruling by justices settle things or could the standoff linger deeper into the session? MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talked to the two Minnesota lawmakers with a role in the power struggle. Later, he spoke with two legal scholars about how the constitutional tug-of-war is playing out.
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