As students head off to school for the fall, we wanted to look at the colleges and universities most legislators attended. Here is a look at the top ten.
Read More »LRT has little reason to fear lawyers
As planners behind the divisive Southwest Light Rail Transit project move their work toward final government votes, they may have to worry about pleasing more than just elected officials and project funding partners.
Read More »Clive Crook: U.S. criminal justice is a disgrace
“As a prosecutor, a judge, an attorney in private practice, and now, as our nation’s attorney general, I’ve seen the criminal justice system firsthand, from nearly every angle. While I have the utmost faith in — and dedication to — America’s legal system, we must face the reality that, as it stands, our system is in too many respects broken.”
Read More »Paul H. Robinson: Mandatory minimums worked. Now they must go.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced this past week that the Justice Department would significantly alter how nonviolent drug offenders are charged in order to circumvent mandatory minimum sentencing requirements.
Read More »Capitol 10: Capitol renovations
The Legislature passed a bill that authorizes funds to be used in restoring the Capitol building. We asked the Capitol Insiders what they would want to see changed about the Capitol — serious or not.
Read More »Special Section: Leaders in Public Policy 2013
Click to read the 2013 edition of our Leaders in Public Policy special section.
Read More »Leaders in Public Policy: A midsummer night’s celebration
Over 200 people gathered July 11 at the St. Paul Hotel to honor the winners of the fourth annual Leaders in Public Policy (LIPP) awards.
Read More »LIPP: Lifetime Achievement
Rep. Karen Clark
Read More »LIPP: Lobbyists
Todd Hill, Larkin Hoffman lobbying team and Erin Sexton.
Read More »LIPP: Unsung Hero
Scott Magnuson
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