Minnesota
Minnesota House GOP files lawsuit to force Democrats back to the chamber
“Simon is extending our constitutional crisis by ensuring that there is no way for House Members to exercise their constitutional authority to compel the attendance of absent legislators,” reads the House GOP’s petition. “Simon, an executive branch official, utterly lacks legal authority to take over the Minnesota House of Representatives in this way.”
Power-sharing negotiations have stalled again between the two parties. DFL House Leader Melissa Hortman said in a statement that Demuth “refused” to meet with her in person on Thursday.
“The voters delivered a Minnesota House of Representatives where neither party has a majority,” Hortman said. “The only way the Minnesota House will function is if we work together.”