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The end is near — isn’t it?
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.
The 10 days that upended the stadium debate
When the sun rose on Tuesday, April 17, the slow death of the Minnesota Vikings stadium bill appeared complete at last.
Dayton: Legislative caucus leaders don’t have votes to prevent stadium referendum
Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders have found that the Legislature won't allow a sales tax in Ramsey County or the city of Minneapolis without a referendum.
Dayton wants to hatch Vikings proposal by early November
Gov. Mark Dayton has set a schedule by which time he wants a stadium proposal for a Minnesota Vikings stadium finalized and ready for the Legislature's consideration.
Report may shape next play in Vikings stadium push
The Minnesota Vikings’ partnership with Ramsey County officials in pursuit of a new football stadium in Arden Hills has remained intact. But the alliance appears to be increasingly isolated in the face of forces in business and elected office in Minnesota who have reservations — or other ideas.
Deficit-plagued Legislature more likely to embrace gambling proposals in 2011
Republican state Rep. Tom Hackbarth proposes to expand gambling in Minnesota almost every year, but his bills have been repeatedly shot down by Democratic leaders in the Legislature and a Republican governor who was less than excited to see them on his desk.
Photo of the Day – May 5, 2010
Rep. Loren Solberg (DFL-Grand Rapids) sits at the testifiers' table with Vikings' lobbyist Lester Bagley and Vikings' CFO Steve Poppen.
Two-minute warning: Vikings stadium bill blocked on all sides
Brett Favre’s final playoff pass didn’t get the Minnesota Vikings into the Super Bowl, and it now appears that the team’s last-minute pitch to fund a new stadium will meet a similar fate.
Vikings stadium bill passes House Local Gov’t Division
The vote at the stroke of midnight was 6-4 in favor of HF 3825 Tuesday night, after a marathon House floor session pushed committee meetings into the night.
Vikings hit the Capitol with contract lobbying muscle
The Minnesota Vikings descended on the Capitol this morning with their offensive line of contract lobbyists.
Don’t Skol Vikings…
Capitol scene grows more frenetic, uncertain as April 30 adjournment blows up When the Legislature returned on Monday, it quickly became clear that lawmakers weren’t going to meet their own ...
Don’t Skol Vikings…
Capitol scene grows more frenetic, uncertain as April 30 adjournment blows up When the Legislature returned on Monday, it quickly became clear that lawmakers weren’t going to meet their own ...
Top News
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Expert Testimony
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