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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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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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