Leaders of the evenly split Minnesota House agreed to a budget framework seeking to head off a looming deficit.

Minnesota Rep. Lisa Demuth was expected to make history on two fronts Thursday, becoming the first person of color and the first female Republican to lead the 134-member House.

Melissa Hortman’s, DFL-Brooklyn Park, hand after being elected House speaker at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn ...

Shortly after the Minnesota House gaveled in for the day on Monday, DFL Rep. David Gottfried was sworn in after winning a ...

Representative David Gottfried was sworn in on Monday afternoon. Gottfried’s confirmation puts the DFL at 67 votes, enough to tie them with the Republican Party.

The seating of Rep. David Gottfried, who represents parts of Shoreview and Roseville in District 40B, means the power-sharing ...

Voters in a Minnesota House district at the center ... Under the terms of the deal, Republican Lisa Demuth will remain House speaker for the next two years. Once Gottfried is sworn in, the two ...

MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talks with Speaker of the Minnesota House Lisa Demuth and House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman in front of a studio audience at the UBS Forum in St. Paul.

Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth chats at the New Louisiana Cafe in St. Paul on Feb. 21. Demuth joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer ahead of the budget forecast release. Minnesota ...

More: From school board to House speaker: Lisa Demuth’s trailblazing path in Minnesota politics Democrats returned to the chamber in early February after reaching a deal with Republicans on ...

DFL Representative David Gottfried was sworn in, restoring the 67-67 tie in the Minnesota house on Monday March 17. The tie ...