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The Week in Commentary
A summary of the week's commentaries, and some of the comments they generated.
Little support for stadium among Minneapolis lawmakers
Republican leaders in the Minnesota House and Senate say it will take strong, bipartisan support to pass a Vikings stadium bill this session — but they won't be seeing many "yes" votes from Minneapolis Democrats.
In sports news, the Minnesota Twins lost to the Boston Red Sox 7 to 6 last night at Target Field. The Minnesota Timberwolves play for the final time this season tonight when the Denver Nuggets visit Target Center. And the first round of the NFL draft will be held tonight in New York. The Minnesota Vikings have the third overall pick. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker about all of those topics. He's the digital sports editor for Startribune.com.
Will rank and file lawmakers support the stadium?
The incoming class of GOP lawmakers who promised to hold the line on spending and taxes, and also reduce the size of state government, is dealing with the big push for a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.