A nearly four-week standoff over control in the Minnesota House appears to be near an end, with Democrats and Republicans planning to announce a deal on Thursday. The House has been unable to convene as Democrats have boycotted since the Jan. 14 session start and Republicans couldn’t muster the 68 members to conduct business.

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota House DFL and Republican caucus put out a joint statement late Wednesday night that lawmakers have reached an agreement to organize the Minnesota House, effective Thursday, Feb. 6.

Leaders in the Minnesota House on Wednesday night announced they reached a deal to end a stalemate that has paralyzed the chamber for weeks.GOP and DFL leaders in a news release said they reached an agreement about how the chamber will be organized for the next two years,

A leadership agreement has been reached between Minnesota House DFL and Republican leaders. They will organize the House effect on Thursday. House DFL Leadership will hold a news conference in the Capitol press conference room at 9:30 a.

After more than three weeks of turmoil, Minnesota House DFL and GOP leadership announced Wednesday that an agreement has been reached to organize the legislative chamber effective Thursday.

Leaders on both sides of the aisle in the Minnesota House reached an agreement on how to organize the legislative body on Wednesday. The details of the agreement, which is set to go into effect on Thursday, were not immediately clear. Political drama has ensued in the House as DFL members boycotted the legislative session since it began on Jan. 14.

The nearly monthlong impasse that halted business in the Minnesota House ended late Wednesday as Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to get back to work. House GOP Leader Lisa Demuth, of Cold Spring,