Vikes Stadium 'On The Clock' At The Capitol
Earlier this week, the Vikings were "on the clock" in the draft. And now the Vikings Stadium is "on the clock" at the Capitol.
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Earlier this week, the Vikings were "on the clock" in the draft. And now the Vikings Stadium is "on the clock" at the Capitol.
In football terms, you could call it 'fourth and long' when it comes to lawmakers approving a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.
It was a day of twists and turns for the Vikings stadium at the Capitol on Wednesday. The bill got a going over by the Senate Finance Committee, and some star Vikings players made their own push for a new stadium to play in.
With a less than a week left in the session, the clock is running out for lawmakers to push the Vikings stadium bill through.
The Minnesota Vikings are facing a daunting deadline at the state Capitol this week, but they are putting on a blitz to pass the stadium bill.
Several hours after the NFL commissioner's visit on Friday, the stalled Vikings stadium bill started moving again in a Senate committee.
The NFL is now weighing in on the debate over a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, saying if a deal isn't reached this session -- next year is too late.
Just two days after a Minnesota House Committee killed a new Minnesota Vikings stadium package, Gov. Mark Dayton says he's still hoping to get a vote on it.
The Minnesota Legislature is closer to sending the governor two measures that would tighten requirements for abortion providers in the state.
There was a setback at Minnesota's capitol Friday for a billion dollar light rail transit project in the western Twin Cities suburbs. It's getting a thumb down from Republican leaders.
Opponents of the voter ID constitutional amendment kicked off a statewide campaign to defeat it on Thursday.
Minnesota lawmakers earn about $30,000 a year, and they haven't had a pay hike since 1989. However, they're able to raise their own salaries by taking daily expense payments called "per diem," which is a kind of back-door pay hike out of public view.
A Minnesota Indian tribe upped the ante for a new Vikings stadium on Thursday. But the offer to help comes as lawmakers are leaving the Capitol for a long break with the stadium deal in limbo.
Minnesota will get more than $35 million from four health plans that voluntarily agreed to cap profits from care provided to people in public programs. The federal government is in line for a similar rebate.
Hundreds of people gathered on the lawn of the State Capitol Thursday morning to rally against the constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage.
Minnesota Senate Republicans are proposing $496 million in building and infrastructure projects around the state.
The Minnesota legislature is wading into a national debate that many concert goers are already having: Should you be allowed to sell your Bruce Springsteen tickets for a profit?
Hundreds of union workers filled the State Capitol Tuesday afternoon to protest a constitutional amendment that could directly affect them.
A Minnesota Senate Committee voted Thursday to change a law that's been in effect for more than 150 years, and it's one you might not have heard about: It gives lawmakers immunity from arrest during the legislative session.
After seeing their bill vetoed last year, Republicans in the Minnesota House were poised Tuesday night to pass a voter ID constitutional amendment that would do an end-run around Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and go straight to voters.
The truth: Insurance companies operating in Minnesota are required by law to cover at least 28 separate benefits, eight types of patients and 13 different health care professions. That's the sixth highest number of mandates in the country.
The Republican Majority Leader of the Minnesota House announced Monday he will be running for re-election against a fellow Republican.
Stadium supporters promise a windfall from electronic pull tabs and bingo, but there's not a lot of evidence to support that.
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton hasn't said whether he will sign or veto a controversial bill expanding the rights of gun owners to shoot in self-defense.
Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein is resigning to become head of the Minneapolis Downtown Council.
