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.
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Urdahl: Legacy funding bill likely in special session
The bill, which divvies out dollars for arts and conservation via a constitutionally dedicated sales tax increase, was derailed in the final minutes of the 2011 session by Democrats, who ran out the clock debating issues with the proposal ranging from rural verses metro funding to open meeting laws.
Read More »The long, strange year that was: Top MN political stories of 2010
Here's a rundown of the year's top 10 political stories.
Read More »Vikings hit the Capitol with contract lobbying muscle
The Minnesota Vikings descended on the Capitol this morning with their offensive line of contract lobbyists.
Read More »Bakk: Vikings stadium should be debated this session
The Senate DFLer thinks next year's anticipated multi-billion deficit makes the Vikings stadium urgent this session.
Read More »Don’t Skol Vikings…
[Note: This story first appeared in the March 28, 2008, edition of The Weekly Report.] [Update: The Senate — wisely — pulled the Vikings study ...
Read More »Don’t Skol Vikings…
[Note: This story first appeared in the March 28, 2008, edition of The Weekly Report.] [Update: The Senate — wisely — pulled the Vikings study ...
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