Friday, May 11, 2012

Vikings stadium bill getting key Minn. House test votes to cut contribution as debate begins Stadium plan revived with a kick from NFL moves in Senate; push next tries revive fans rally at State Capitol DFL Rep. disputes Rybak tax claim deal Public on the hook for operating overruns Dayton says might have wait until year Game day legislative leaders pledge final Should your legislator vote yes or no Monday With offing are limbo GOP looking new 'roofready' proposal up fuss soccer clears second Senate panel floor soon Republicans block move expected today is 'harebrained scheme' turns heat New agreement boosts share $477 million

Vikings stadium money questions remain Money questions were on the sidelines Thursday as Vikings fans celebrated the passage of the team's stadium finance plan, but those questions will still have to be answered. Minnesota House approves Vikings stadium plan MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The Minnesota House on Thursday gave final approval to a $975 million plan for a new stadium for the National Football League's Minnesota Vikings in downtown Minneapolis. State representatives voted 71 to 60 to approve a plan worked out in a legislative conference committee that raised the Vikings contribution to the project by $50 million and reduced the state's share by ... Money questions remain about new Vikings stadium Now that the Minnesota Vikings will get their new stadium, the worrying can begin over a gambling expansion designed to pay the state's share of the $975 million project.By passing the final stadium bill ... Vikes Owners Hint at Retractable Roof for Stadium Wilfs hint at retractable roof for new Vikings stadium: 'We're going to try to do it' Minnesota Vikings new stadium to have retractable roof? Now that the deal to fund the stadium is done the Vikings owners Mark and Zygi Wilf are thinking about footing the bill for a retractable roof on the new stadium to maximize the number of features they can get. Senate approves new Vikings stadium The Minnesota Vikings are on the brink of getting a new stadium after the state Senate approved a plan that relies heavily on public financing. Vikings' contribution to stadium at issue in Minn. Minnesota lawmakers working out a final Vikings stadium bill must decide how much money the team should put into the $975 million proposal. Minn. Senate vote clears Vikings for new stadium After a plan to build the Minnesota Vikings a new home cleared its final hurdle Thursday in the state Senate, the team executive who spent much of the past decade lobbying for the nearly $1 billion stadium could hardly contain himself. Vikings move toward stadium deal The Minnesota Vikings moved to within a governor's signature of getting a new $975 million stadium Thursday after the state Senate approved a plan that relies heavily on public financing. Vikings say stadium bill is the 'right thing' A reworked Minnesota Vikings stadium bill that passed the state House early Thursday has the team paying $477 million, significantly more than the owners previously said they would contribute.
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