Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Vikings stadium

  • A day after the House approved a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, the Senate began its own contentious debate Tuesday on the project with several key changes.
  • (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
  • The Minnesota Senate pushed more Vikings stadium financing costs in the direction of the team and fans Tuesday, May 8 as supporters grasped for extra votes to keep the proposal alive.
  • (Pioneer Press)
  • ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Senate pushed more Vikings stadium financing costs in the direction of the team and fans Tuesday as supporters grasped for extra votes to keep the proposal alive.
  • (ESPN)
  • St. Paul, MN (Northlands NewsCenter) -- The fate of a Vikings Stadium deal is currently being debated on the house floor. The stadium has become the signature issue of this years legislative session.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • ST. PAUL, Minn. _ The Minnesota Vikings won a decisive and long-awaited political victory late Monday when the House passed a public subsidy package for a new stadium, sending the project marching toward final passage at the state Capitol.
  • (Chicago Tribune)
  • The Minnesota Vikings stadium quest took an initial but significant step forward Monday when a financing proposal passed the state House. The next challenge comes Tuesday in the state Senate. Mondays 73-58 House vote came after much debate.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Senate began looking to Vikings fans to help pay for a new $975 million stadium in downtown Minneapolis as a financing proposal faced a second key vote on Tuesday. Sen.
  • (Chicago Sun-Times)
  • ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Vikings Stadium plan moved one huge step towards reality Monday night, when it cleared the Minnesota House on a vote of 73 to 58. In all, 40 Democrats joined 33 Republicans, pushing the bill well past the 68-vote threshold.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • ST. PAUL, MINN. (AP) - A Minnesota Vikings executive says state lawmakers could sink a stadium deal by making it too hard on the club.
  • (Washington Times)

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