VIKINGS STADIUM
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...
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Vikings stadium hearings set at Capitol 
Plans are set for two state Senate hearings on the proposal for the state to help fund construction of a new Minnesota Vikings stadium.
The first hearing will be held Tuesday morning at the state Capitol.
By Associated Press , November 25, 2011
Gambling top choice for stadium money, poll shows
A new Minnesota Poll published Sunday finds Minnesotans prefer using new forms of gambling revenue instead of higher taxes if a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings is to be built.
By Associated Press , November 06, 2011
Analysis: Stadium among most complex of issues for Minn. officials
Stadium politics is among the most complex issues state officials tackle, even though they have had plenty of practice in the past few decades.
Policymakers have discussed for a decade whether to replace or rehabilitate the Vikings downtown Minneapolis Metrodome home, but for one reason or another did not give it priority.
By Don Davis , November 04, 2011
Phil Krinkie, St. Paul, column: Will the Vikings jilt their stadium suitors again?
The question isn’t whether the Minnesota Vikings will elope to Los Angeles. The question is, will they run away from yet another stadium proposal here at home?
By Phil Krinkie , October 21, 2011
Minnesota lawmakers hear pleas for reform
Touring Minnesota GOP officials discuss regulations, funding and new Vikes stadiumReducing strict regulation and streamlining duplication of services were some of the dozens of suggestions local officials gave Thursday during a meeting on ways to reform Minnesota’s government.
October 20, 2011
Vikings not pushing stadium in shutdown
The Vikings ownership, sympathetic to the state government shutdown because of the failure of the Legislature and governor to agree on a budget, has called a recess on their drive to get an Arden Hills stadium bill passed.
By Sid Hartman , July 01, 2011
Vikings, Wolves reject Coleman's stadium ideas
Vikings vice president of public affairs Lester Bagley says, "the Vikings are going to Arden Hills."
By Associated Press , May 25, 2011
Vikings find two unlikely stadium allies at state Capitol
The two Minnesota lawmakers most important to the Vikings' push for a new stadium at the Capitol this year don't live anywhere near the Twin Cities and aren't huge Minnesota Vikings fans.
By Dave Orrick , April 18, 2011
Here's what's done, what not, so far in Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota lawmakers are past the halfway point of their 2011 session, and with less than two months to the May 23 adjournment deadline, much work remains. Most critically, Gov. Mark Dayton and Republicans who control the Legislature are still far apart on how to eliminate a projected $5 billion shortfall for the next two years.
By Brian Bakst , March 26, 2011
AROUND THE REGION: Hockey concussions discussed ... Vehicle kils blind pedestrian .. .Clinic fire ruled accidental ... more.
As the Minnesota boys’ high school hockey tournament moved into its final day Saturday, concussions were on the agenda between sessions. The Be Hockey Safe panel, a team of professionals focused on safety issues, met Saturday at the St. Paul RiverCentre.
By Asscociated Press , March 13, 2011
Vikings stadium bill starts Minnesota Capitol drive
The plan for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium is about to be put through its paces.
By Associated Press , May 04, 2010
Phil Krinkie, St. Paul, column: Budget, not stadium, must be Minnesota’s Job
The foolishness is the hype by legislators, lobbyists and some of the media about a possible Vikings stadium deal. Whether it’s $700 million, $800 million or $900 million, it’s all just trash talk.
By Phil Krinkie , April 30, 2010
Casino proposed to fund new Vikings stadium
Rep. Tom Hackbarth, a Republican from Cedar, Minn., has introduced a bill calling for a proposed constitutional amendment on a new, privately owned casino. If lawmakers agree, the amendment would be placed on the 2010 ballot.
By Associated Press , March 06, 2009
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