The Real Reason Lawmakers Passes Omnibus Bills Nobody Reads

I've been inside the Minnesota Capitol during final week four times now. I've watched the clock run out. And I've seen something most people miss: the outrage over omnibus bills and back room deals is justified — but the focus is on the wrong thing. Senators Eric Lucero and Michael Holmstrom called it a failure this week: over 1,100 pages of spending and regulations, rammed through in hours, with…