The biggest single players in the local-to-state relationship are the various coalitions and interest groups that pool resources from dues-paying members.

Lobbyist principals spent at least $62.8 million making their case to legislative, administration and metropolitan government officials last year.

The sum total of lawyer-lawmakers at the Capitol in 2015 is nearing historic lows--the fourth-smallest share since 1891.

Cristine Almeida brings a packed quiver of arrows to the Capitol as her firm juggles the needs of a dozen and a half clients during a typical legislative session.

Oddly, one of my favorite educational programs at last week’s Minnesota State Bar Association convention was one of the most sparsely attended (of the ones ...

Intrepid Minnesota Lawyer Associate Editor Barbara Jones is currently in Washington, D.C., with a number of bigwigs from the Minnesota State Bar Association to attend ...