A primary election is being held Tuesday ahead of a special election for Minnesota Senate District 60. Follow live results here.
Gov. Tim Walz urged lawmakers Thursday to end a power struggle that has disrupted the first week of Minnesota's 2025 legislative session, but expressed support for House Democrats' boycott of the chamber to block Republicans from wielding power.
ST. PAUL — Two special elections are set to take place Tuesday, Jan. 28, for House seat 40B in Roseville and Senate District 60 in Minneapolis.
Two election judges from different parts of the state now face criminal charges for their conduct on Election Day, adding to a list of concerning incidents that occurred when voters went to the polls in Minnesota.
Minnesota House Democrats said Tuesday that they will file a number of lawsuits asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to find that Republicans’ attempt to elect a speaker and conduct business without them was unlawful because they lacked a quorum of members.
Minnesota Supreme Court justices on Wednesday promised to decide quickly whether a special Roseville-area election critical to deciding power in the House happens as scheduled on Jan. 28 or gets pushed deeper into the legislative session.
A special election primary for Minnesota Senate District 60 is being held Tuesday, Jan. 14, to fill the vacancy in the district after Sen. Kari Dziedzic died of cancer in December.
Minnesota Republicans are expected to file a petition to the state Supreme Court Monday, hoping to delay a special election that will determine the balance of power in the state House.
House and Senate Republicans balked at Walz’s recommendations and signaled they would resist any new taxes or fees.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is set to roll out his proposed two-year budget plan on Thursday as he and legislators grapple with a potential multibillion-dollar deficit on the horizon. The two-term Democratic governor has said everything — including spending cuts — is on the table for the budget debate this year.
On the opening day of the session, the Minnesota House avoids another vacant seat and a third special election.