The sex offender task force's final recommendations emphasized the importance of separating the civil commitment process from the risk of political interference.

No matter what comes of their efforts, two Democratic lawmakers from Minneapolis know they will be accused of moving too fast.

The anti-amendment campaign turned issue-advocacy group took a big step toward transitioning into a full lobbying group last week, registering several lobbyists from Minneapolis-area law firm Messerli & Kramer to headline the effort.

When the Legislature returned on Monday, it quickly became clear that lawmakers weren’t going to meet their own deadline. What follows is a series of vignettes from the past few days of action at the Capitol.

[Note: This story first appeared in the March 28, 2008, edition of The Weekly Report.] [Update: The Senate — wisely — pulled the Vikings study ...

[Note: This story first appeared in the March 28, 2008, edition of The Weekly Report.] [Update: The Senate — wisely — pulled the Vikings study ...