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December 9, 2012
Lanning says e-pull tabs will fund stadium
ST. PAUL — Minnesotans should not worry that a new Vikings stadium will fall short of funding, a key lawmaker says. Wednesday’s state budget report included an item showing revenue from newly authorized electronic pull tabs is slow coming to the state. That set off fears that...
news / stateDecember 9, 2012 - 10:22pm
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December 6, 2012
Poor revenue projections won’t affect plan for new Minnesota Vikings stadium
ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday downplayed the sluggish start of a statewide gambling initiative being counted on to help fund the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, saying doesn’t plan to redo the financing package during the upcoming legislative session. Dayton told reporters...
news / stateDecember 6, 2012 - 11:11pm
May 17, 2012
Letter: Voting for a billion-dollar playpen
The headline on the front page of the May 11 Minneapolis Star Tribune reads "Vikings biggest win." It should have added "Minnesota, the biggest loser." The large picture below shows a broadly grinning Zygi Wilf standing before a goofy-looking purple-clad mob. Zygi has reason to grin....
opinion / lettersMay 17, 2012 - 12:00am
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Letter: Football under the Capitol dome
It looks like a done deal. As of this writing (May 12), the Vikings stadium issue is all but completed. The Legislature even had a special session on it on a Monday night. That's right, we had Monday night football under the Capitol dome, as opposed to the Metrodome. It's too bad...
opinion / lettersMay 17, 2012 - 12:00am
Commentary: Explaining our stadium vote
Sometimes we need to step back from a legislative issue to look at the big picture. The recent stadium issue is a prime example. It is important...
opinion / commentaryMay 17, 2012 - 12:00am
May 14, 2012
Dayton signs stadium bill
ST. PAUL -- Rep. Morrie Lanning summed up a stadium bill signing in three words: "We did it." That pretty much was the attitude of a couple hundred cheering Minnesotans, many wearing Vikings' purple, in the Capitol rotunda today as Gov.
news / stateMay 14, 2012 - 1:15pm
May 12, 2012
Vikings stadium debate loomed over session
ST. PAUL -- Democrats' term for the just-completed Minnesota legislative session is "do nothing," but if that is true, the House speaker said it is because of what he calls Gov. Mark Dayton's top priority. "I blame it all on the stadium," said Speaker Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove. Zellers,...
news / stateMay 12, 2012 - 12:00am
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May 11, 2012
Lawmakers agree on funding plan, clearing way for Vikings to construct stadium
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Vikings and their fans have something to cheer about. And they did cheer and sang "Skol, Vikings," the team's fight...
news / sportsMay 11, 2012 - 12:00am
May 10, 2012
How area west central Minn. area lawmakers voted on Vikings stadium
Lawmakers in west central Minnesota split on their votes on legislation to construct a Vikings stadium. Here is how the four west central Minnesota area state representatives voted on a bill to construct a Vikings stadium: Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, yes Andrew Falk, DFL-Murdock,...
news / stateMay 10, 2012 - 5:22pm
Legislature approves stadium bill, sent to governor for signature
ST. PAUL - Lawmakers approved the final version of a Vikings stadium construction plan Thursday, sending it to the governor's desk for approval. The new stadium would make Minnesota "a better place to live," Rep. Morrie Lanning, R-Moorhead, said shortly after the House approved...
newsMay 10, 2012 - 2:05pm
Vikings stadium passes House, on to Senate; House adjourned
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Vikings are close to a new stadium after the House early today approved a construction plan 71-60. Representatives debated the stadium bill an hour and 50 minutes after day-long negotiations produced a compromise bill after the House and Senate passed differing...
news / stateMay 10, 2012 - 7:52am
Vikings stadium passes House, on to Senate
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Vikings are close to a new stadium after the House early today approved a construction plan 71-60. Representatives debated the stadium bill an hour and 50 minutes after day-long negotiations produced a compromise bill after the House and Senate passed differing...
news / stateMay 10, 2012 - 5:50am
May 9, 2012
Vikings stadium bill pressed for time as it moves forward at Minnesota Legislature
ST. PAUL - The task of finding a way to build a Vikings stadium falls to six legislative negotiators after the House and Senate passed different plans. The stadium half dozen will negotiate to find compromises that the Legislature can accept when the bill returns for full House and...
news / sports / stateMay 9, 2012 - 8:37am
How area senators from west central Minnesota voted on Vikings stadium
One of four area senators cast a note vote against the Vikings stadium plan Tuesday. Here is how four area senators from west central Minnesota voted on the Vikings stadium construction plan: Michelle Fischbach, R-Paynesville, yes Joe Gimse, R-Willmar, yes Lyle Koenen, DFL-Clara...
news / stateMay 9, 2012 - 5:56am
Minn. Senate approves Vikings stadium plan
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Senate approved a Vikings stadium construction bill 38-28 late Tuesday night. Bill author Sen. Julie Rosen, R-Fairmont, said the bill was a compromise among the parties involved, and "there's a lot of win-win in it." "It's a great day for Vikings fans and...
news / stateMay 9, 2012 - 5:50am
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