Minnesota House Democrats have returned to the state Capitol after reaching a power-sharing agreement with Republicans, ending a stalemate that prevented the chamber from conducting business for more than three weeks.

Democrats agreed to let a Republican take the speakership of the Minnesota House after a weekslong fight over control of the chamber.

The standstill in the Minnesota House ended after a power-sharing agreement was brokered between Republicans and Democrats, and the chamber will likely be tied for the coming term. In the 2024 election,