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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
NEW PLATEAUS Vikings Stadium Kerfuffle
On April 10th, I attended a community forum where Minneapolis mayor RT Rybak made his pitch to citizens about the Viking stadium proposal. I use the word pitch, but it was more like a declaration. The...
Posted on 4/24/12 at 9:27 AM
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
Dayton, legislative leaders on stadium: ‘Stay tuned’ 
ov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders met for more than two hours about a Minnesota Vikings football stadium this morning, emerging with no agreements. “All I can say is, ‘Stay tuned,’” Dayton said during a brief news conference.
By Don Davis , October 28, 2011
Minnesota lawmakers seek stadium money
Finding money to fund a $1.1 billion Minnesota Vikings football stadium is proving more elusive than plugging a $5 billion state budget deficit. Since stadium discussion began early this year, carried over from previous Vikings’ stadium efforts, no funding idea has gained widespread support.
By Don Davis , October 27, 2011
Minneapolis mayor offers 3 Vikings stadium options
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has offered a menu of financing and site options in a bid to keep the Minnesota Vikings from moving to the suburbs — or out of state.
By Associated Press , October 27, 2011
Contractor: Vikings stadium could be done by 2015
A construction firm involved in planning a proposed Minnesota Vikings stadium is refuting a report that it couldn't be built by the 2015 football season.
By Associated Press , October 25, 2011
A new push for Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis
With decision time rapidly approaching for the Minnesota Vikings' Arden Hills stadium plan, a longtime Minneapolis developer says that the Farmers Market site near the Twins ballpark is more viable than ever as an alternative home for a new stadium.
By Kevin Duchschere , October 22, 2011
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Ramsey County panel's decision on Vikings stadium could pose unprecedented issues
The Vikings' stadium proposal has the potential for a three-way collision among the Legislature, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners and the charter commission. The clash could raise questions about the legal and political authority of each body -- issues that some charter commission members say might only be decided by the courts.
By Frederick Melo , October 01, 2011
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Phil Krinkie, St. Paul. column: To vote or not to vote on local sales taxes — that is the question
A Minnesota Vikings stadium tax would be levied over the next 30 years in Ramsey County, Minn., in order to fund a facility that thousands of people from all over the state and Upper Midwest would use. The people who will be taxed should have a voice.
By Phil Krinkie , September 20, 2011
OUR OPINION: Let county commissioners settle stadium tax question
The Vikings have been a big part of Minnesota culture and lore for 51 years. It’s in Minnesota’s best interests to keep the team here at home. And if Ramsey County commissioners are willing to take political heat to let that happen, Minnesota lawmakers should let them.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , September 12, 2011
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Vikings ready to advance stadium plan
The Minnesota Vikings are ready to move forward with a stadium plan when lawmakers return for a special session to end the state government shutdown.
By Associated Press , July 14, 2011
Vikings still working on stadium proposal
The Minnesota Vikings say they are still working on a proposal for a new stadium in Arden Hills.
By Associated Press , June 29, 2011
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OUR OPINION: Let’s all put in our 2 cents
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman's proposal recognizes that all of Minnesota — not just the metro area — benefits from the Twin Cities’ lineup of professional sports. Minnesotans from Ely to Pipestone watch, follow and take pride in the teams and benefit from the “big league” status they confer upon the Twin Cities.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , May 27, 2011
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Ramsey County's legislators oppose Vikings stadium in Arden Hills
The proposal to build a Minnesota Vikings stadium in Arden Hills might seem like a coup for Ramsey County and the east metro, which has long endured in the shadow of the larger west metro. But state lawmakers from Ramsey County overwhelmingly oppose it, according to a survey of the delegation.
By Dave Orrick , May 14, 2011
Governor meets with Vikings owners on stadium push
Gov. Mark Dayton said Friday he met with the owners last night. He says he thinks there's still time to get a stadium bill done in the two remaining weeks of the legislative session.
By Associated Press , May 06, 2011
Opat: Hennepin County won't pursue Vikings stadium
Hennepin County won't be a local funding partner for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium this year, County Board Chair Mike Opat said Thursday, unlike its support five years ago of a sales tax for a new Minnesota Twins ballpark.
By Associated Press , May 05, 2011
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