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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Update: Smokers, corporations to provide stadium funding backup
By Danielle Killey and Don Davis Smokers will provide the backstop to Viking stadium construction funding, the governor and legislative leaders announced Thursday night. If that is not enough, elimin...
Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:35 PM
REGGIE TALES Random Thursday on a Monday: L.A. Edition
*I vacation with so much intensity that when I get home I need a vacation from my vacation. Or maybe it just feels like that when you go somewhere like Southern California where the sun is seemingly...
Posted on 4/9/12 at 12:43 PM
BISON MEDIA BLOG Frisco: Day 1
If first impressions mean anything, and they usually do, thumbs up to the host city for the Division I Football Championship Subdivision title game. At one time a small town next to a super highway, o...
Posted on 1/4/12 at 7:11 PM
Lanning discusses key stadium deal players 
Minnesota Rep. Morrie Lanning, R-Moorhead, announced he is retiring from a 39-year career in politics after a legislative session where he led the House push for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. He was asked to talk about the key players in the campaign.
By Associated Press , June 10, 2012
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Profile: Morrie Lanning: The man behind Vikings stadium success
Retiring Minnesota lawmaker Morrie Lanning insists that his controversial and successful campaign to help finance a $975 million Minnesota Vikings stadium did not drive him from a 39-year-career in public service. But his reputation as a diplomatic leader was never more tested.
By Dave Kolpack , June 10, 2012
New facilities authority to oversee Minnesota Vikings stadium
Five appointed members will make up the new Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, holding sway over the massive public investment for the Vikings stadium at the downtown Minneapolis site of the Metrodome.
By Martiga Lohn , May 28, 2012
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Phil Krinkie, St. Paul column: How are Twins’ stadium promises working out?
Just three years later at the Twins stadium, attendance is dropping, and the team have the worst record in baseball. Remember, the owners had told the Legislature that the team needed a new stadium in order to stay competitive.
By Phil Krinkie , May 15, 2012
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OUR OPINION: A great stadium for political football
Fifty-nine Democrats and 48 Republicans voted yes, 29 Democrats and 61 Republicans voted no. That’s the total from both houses. And it represents bipartisanship that’s now extremely rare on such a big and expensive bill.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , May 14, 2012
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Dayton to sign stadium bill today
Today will be another big day at the Capitol for Vikings fans — as Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signs the stadium bill into law. Dayton has been one of the biggest cheerleaders for the new $975 million project, which won final legislative approval Thursday after years of failed attempts.
By Associated Press , May 14, 2012
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Stadium vote not first one for some lawmakers
Stadium votes don’t run along party lines in the Minnesota Legislature and can be the most difficult — and visible — that lawmakers ever cast.
By Brian Bakst , May 06, 2012
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No room to punt on Vikings stadium; crucial votes expected today
Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Zellers could have been speaking for many of his fellow lawmakers when he struggled to describe his position on a $1 billion Vikings stadium bill before a vote that could be critical to the team’s future in the state.
By Patrick Condon , May 06, 2012
Super fan: Pass stadium or become 'third Dakota'
Larry Spooner loves Minnesota Vikings football so much that he has taken more than 40 days vacation over the years to ask legislators to approve a new stadium.
But as he parked his van in front of the Minnesota Capitol on Monday, where it will return later this week as lawmakers consider a stadium, he said his support of building a new stadium goes well beyond love of the game and tailgating. He also wants to help his state.
By Don Davis , April 30, 2012
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Erma Vizenor, White Earth, Minn., column: White Earth/Minnesota casino would be a ‘win-win-win’
Our proposal is consistent with the intent of tribal gaming. It is consistent with the Minnesota Constitution. And most important, it is the right thing to do for Minnesota taxpayers and for the White Earth Nation.
By Erma Vizenor , February 21, 2012
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Phil Krinkie, St. Paul, column: Legislators must guard taxpayers’ ‘Blind Side
As legislators take the field in the political game of public financing for a new Vikings stadium, they need to remember whose team they are on. It’s time to take off the “New Jersey Billionaire” jersey and put on the “Minnesota Taxpayer” jersey.
By Phil Krinkie , February 07, 2012
Phil Krinkie, St. Paul, column: Minnesota should stop granting monopolies
The goal of legislators in the upcoming session should be to create a level playing field for all businesses. Don’t provide millions in subsidies to some businesses while at the same time selectively taxing others.
By Phil Krinkie , January 28, 2012
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OUR OPINION: Gambling’s costs make it a bad bet for stadium
Pumping up gambling to pay Minnesota’s bills is just another bad answer to a public-policy question.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , December 01, 2011
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UPDATE: Dayton aide, tribal representatives met on stadium
A senior adviser to Gov. Mark Dayton has met with representatives of two Minnesota Indian tribes amid talk that expanded casino gambling could help finance a Vikings stadium.
By Brian Bakst , November 03, 2011
Vikings stadium special session plan derails
A meeting among key politicians resulted in one agreement: A special legislative session to deal with building a new stadium is not likely, definitely not before Thanksgiving. Gov. Mark Dayton had harsh words for Republican legislative leaders after the meeting, during which they rejected his plan to offer a stadium-construction proposal on Monday and call a special session to approve a stadium before Thanksgiving.
By Don Davis , November 02, 2011
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