Minnesota Democrats ask state Supreme Court to resolve state House power struggle

Democrats have asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to intervene in a partisan power struggle that has roiled the start of the 2025 legislative session. Democratic Secretary of State Steve Simon petitioned the state’s highest court to declare that he legally remains the presiding officer in the Minnesota House, for now, and that Tuesday’s election of GOP leader Lisa Demuth as speaker was invalid. House Democrats filed a similar petition. They boycotted the chamber for a second straight day Wednesday when House Republicans convened a floor session by themselves.