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Legislative leaders agree on 2012 agenda, but split on details
DFL and GOP legislative leaders expressed optimism that the looming legislative session will be less combative than in 2011 at a panel discussion Tuesday morning. House and Senate leaders of both parties indicated support for a bonding bill, skepticism about the prospects for passing a Minnesota Vikings stadium bill and confidence that the legislative session can be finished prior to Easter.
Senate majority leader to play crucial role on gaming proposals
When Republican state senators gather on Tuesday to elect a new majority leader, their top-of-mind priority will be to choose someone who can bail out a sinking boat and set it sailing in the right direction again. But the stakes will also be very high for a set of Capitol interest groups facing an historic chance to make years’ and countless dollars’ worth of lobbying efforts pay off.
Dayton’s special session timeline hits legislative wall
Gov. Mark Dayton emerged from talks with Republican and DFL legislative leaders to say that his call for a pre-Thanksgiving special session to vote on a Minnesota Vikings stadium bill has been shot down.
Minneapolis unveils three plans for Vikings stadium
Minneapolis officials on Thursday released details of their vision for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis, a plan that includes help for the Target Center and Convention Center.
Mortenson: Vikings can kickoff in Arden Hills by 2015 season
Mortenson, a Minneapolis-based construction company with numerous stadium construction projects under its belt, today sent a letter to state officials that expressed confidence that the proposed Minnesota Vikings football stadium in Arden Hills can be ready for the 2015 season.
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.
Vikings stadium moves onto the legislative agenda
The white hot story of the future of the Vikings as a Minnesota professional football team has landed on the front steps of the state Capitol. That’s a new development. Although stadium bills were introduced during this year’s legislative session, the Vikings, which will see their lease at the Metrodome expire at the end of the current season, didn’t make progress in St. Paul during the 2011[...]
Vikings report offers mixed bag for Arden Hills, fuels stadium site speculation
The numbers contained in a much-anticipated Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission report will require the Minnesota Vikings and Ramsey County to come up with more cash in order to sell their stadium deal at the Legislature. And that fact appears to lend credence to widely circulated reports that a renewed push from Minneapolis interests is in the works.
Met Council report: Vikings stadium timeline aggressive, cost overruns likely
The report comes at a critical juncture when the team and stadium backers were looking to move forward sooner rather than later on the project. It's also being released the morning after a Ramsey County panel said it would not put a proposed sales tax intended to pay for the project before voters, a referendum most thought would likely fail.
Legislature in no hurry to take up Vikings stadium; votes may not be there
As the Minnesota Vikings worked through preseason practice last week in Mankato, Ramsey County commissioners and team officials were doing intensive work on the specifics of a proposal to help build a new football stadium for the team in Arden Hills.
Minneapolis officials detail $900 million football stadium plan
Minneapolis officials unveiled a proposal to build a new $895 million football stadium for the Minnesota Vikings on Monday afternoon. The plan would rely on an increase in the city's sales tax, expansion of restaurant and liquor taxes, and a parking surcharge to raise $195 million in local revenues for the project.
Skeptics question funding ideas for stadium
A Minnesota Vikings stadium bill hasn't been officially introduced yet, but its proposed funding sources are already drawing skepticism from people like Ray Crump.
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