The stalemate in the Minnesota House that has paralyzed the chamber for weeks is poised to end Thursday, after leaders in both parties said they reached an agreement on how they will move forward with the legislative session.

Democratic and Republican leaders of the Minnesota House reached a power-sharing agreement Wednesday night to end a three-week stalemate that the state's chief justice said left the chamber “completely dysfunctional.

During two separate news conferences, house lawmakers officially announced their deal, adding they are going back to work Thursday.