Minnesota Vikings

May 8, 2012 5:00 AM

Minnesota Vikings stadium bill wins House approval

By a 73-58 margin Monday night, the Minnesota House of Representatives approved funding for a $975 million Vikings stadium at the site of the Metrodome in Minneapolis.

by Tim Nelson, Catharine Richert and Jon Collins

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May 4, 2012 5:58 PM

Stadium supporters warm up for legislative face-off

Supporters of a new Vikings stadium opened their campaign today to win Monday's vote in the Minnesota Legislature. They plan a weekend-long drive aimed at the getting the public to convince lawmakers to vote for the stadium bill.

by Tim Nelson

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May 4, 2012 4:00 AM

Stadium outcome in question when House votes Monday

Republicans spent the better part of the week working on an alternate stadium plan that they eventually realized could not work. On Thursday, Republican House Speaker Kurt Zellers announced he was scrapping the plan and scheduling a vote on the original stadium proposal.

by Tom Scheck

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May 3, 2012 11:58 AM

GOP leaders call Monday vote on original stadium plan

Republican legislative leaders say they're ready to take up the Vikings stadium bill Monday in the House, after saying Thursday their last-minute alternative failed to clear legal and financial hurdles.

by Tim Nelson

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May 3, 2012 8:50 AM

Republicans split on stadium as they try to convince skeptics they're serious

Minnesota Republican lawmakers are trying to build support for a stadium financing plan that was initially panned by DFL lawmakers and the Minnesota Vikings.

by Tom Scheck

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April 27, 2012 10:05 PM

Sen. tax committee approves stadium plan

The taxes committee in the Minnesota Senate has narrowly approved a plan for a new Vikings stadium.

by Tim Nelson

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April 27, 2012 8:04 PM

Vikings stadium financing plan: It's complicated

Question and answers about the stadium financing mechanism.

by Brian Bakst, Associated Press

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April 27, 2012 3:37 PM

No Friday Night Lights at the Minnesota Legislature

No negotiations tonight.

by Tom Scheck

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April 27, 2012 4:00 AM

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.

by Tim Pugmire