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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 talks to the two Minnesota lawmakers with a role in the power struggle. Later, he’ll speak with two legal scholars about how the constitutional tug-of-war is playing out.
Guests:
House Republican Rep. Harry Niska of Ramsey
House DFL Rep. Jamie Long of Minneapolis
Hamline University professor of political science and legal studies David Schultz
University of Minnesota constitutional law instructor Devin Driscoll
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