House Republicans on Thursday filed a lawsuit with the Minnesota Supreme Court to compel boycotting Democratic-Farmer-Labor House members back to the Capitol by fining them. House Democrats have been deliberately staying away from the Capitol for more than two weeks — since Jan.

(ABC 6 News) — At the Minnesota Capitol, House Republicans filed yet another lawsuit as the DFL boycott continued. The lawsuit claims Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon is overstepping his authority. Under state law, Simon is the presiding officer until there’s a quorum a House members elect a speaker.

Minnesota House Republicans sued Secretary of State Steve Simon on Thursday in an attempt to force Democratic members back into the chamber, the latest legal challenge in a weekslong political standoff between the two parties.

Minnesota House Republicans want the state Supreme Court to allow them to pressure Democratic-Farmer-Labor representatives to end their Capitol boycott as a weeks-long power struggle continues to stall legislative action.

Negotiations to resolve a power struggle for control of the Minnesota House have stalled, which likely means a continued boycott by Democratic-Farmer-Labor members that’s now more than two weeks old.