MINNEAPOLIS — Speaker Lisa Demuth this week used her negotiating skills and narrow hold on power in the Minnesota House to help forge a complex bipartisan deal. But as she campaigns for governor, the Cold Spring Republican now faces a tougher challenge: selling the deal to some conservative voters demanding change,

Hundreds of people, from families of Annunciation victims to Moms Demand Action, called on the House of Representatives to vote on a sweeping gun reform bill that already passed the Senate.

With just days left in Minnesota's legislative session, one controversial topic has lawmakers at odds: gun reform. And now, Minnesota House Democrats are threatening a sit-in if Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth doesn't let them vote on a gun control bill that already passed the Senate.

An end-of-session deal including a bailout of the state’s top trauma hospital and short-term tax relief appeared to remain on track at the Minnesota Legislature Saturday. But with a little more than 24 hours left to pass bills,

If Democrats don't get a vote on an assault weapons ban this weekend, it appears they will make the issue into a top campaign priority in 2026.

DFLers accuse Lisa Demuth of holding up a bill loved by Minnesota hospitals and fiercely opposed by the pharmaceutical industry.

Grieving parents push: Parents of a slain Annunciation student want Speaker Lisa Demuth to allow a Senate gun control and safety bill to advance in the House. Senate bill details: The 46-page package bans assault-style weapons, limits magazine capacity ...