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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Dayton frustrates businesses
By Andrew Tellijohn Many in Minnesotas business community were pleased with the Legislatures performance during the 2012 legislative session, but they are frustrated with Gov. Mark Dayton for scuttli...
Posted on 5/21/12 at 4:36 AM
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That title you see above is my cheap ploy to get you to click on my blog. I'm not beneath trickery. But the fact is: Marilyn Hagerty is hot. Stories about her and now her Areavoices blog are generatin...
Posted on 3/14/12 at 4:39 PM
Stadium plan passes: MN Vikings, fans can finally celebrate
The Minnesota Vikings and their fans have something to cheer about. And they did cheer and sang “Skol, Vikings,” the team’s fight song, during a Thursday evening news conference celebrating legislative passage earlier in the day of a plan to build a new stadium for the Vikings and other events. It is to be open in 2016.
By Don Davis and Danielle Nordine, St. Paul Bureau , May 11, 2012
Governor to decide on public works borrowing 
A plan to borrow $500 million for public works projects is headed to Gov. Mark Dayton, who is expected to sign it into law.
By Danielle Nordine, St. Paul Bureau , May 09, 2012
Stadium bill is pressed for time as it moves forward
ST. PAUL – The task of finding a way to build a Vikings stadium now falls to six legislative negotiators after the House and Senate passed different plans.
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , May 09, 2012
UPDATE: Senate shoots down White Earth metro casino proposal
ST. PAUL -- Senators proposed new funding options ranging from building a Twin Cities casino to collecting fees by legalizing fireworks.
By By Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , May 08, 2012
Vikings stadium plan to be debated Monday in Minnesota legislature
It will be a Monday night football game like none other. The Minnesota Legislature plans to finally debate a Vikings stadium plan Monday, a debate many predict to last 12 hours in each chamber. The $975 million facility is the single largest construction project state lawmakers ever have considered.
By Don Davis, dl-online , May 04, 2012
GOP drops its new Vikings stadium proposal - Full Legislature to vote on original plan on Monday
The Minnesota Legislature is going back to its original Vikings stadium proposal — and a final vote is set for Monday. And a modest bonding proposal has risen from the ashes.
By By Don Davis and Danielle Nordine, State Capitol Bureau , May 03, 2012
Lawmakers look to change stadium proposal -- Dayton says Republicans, Vikings officials have been meeting in secret
ST. PAUL -- Legislators are looking at ways to change the Vikings stadium proposal, including discussions about an open-air stadium and the possibility of repaying construction loans with general tax money.
By By Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , May 01, 2012
Vikings fan camps out for stadium at Minnesota Capitol
Larry Spooner loves Vikings football so much that he has taken more than 40 days of vacation over the years to ask legislators to approve a new stadium.
By Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , May 01, 2012
Last legislative day? Probably not
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Legislature was supposed to adjourn today, but an hour-and-a-half high-level meeting broke up at mid-afternoon with only an agreement to talk again.
By By Don Davis and Danielle Nordine, State Capitol Bureau , April 30, 2012
Early fishing opener left off latest bills
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota’s hunting and fishing license fees would increase and wolves could be hunted and trapped under a compromise that state House and Senate negotiators have worked out. However, the much-discussed provision to start the fishing season a week early this year did not make the cut.
By Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , April 29, 2012
Vikings stadium bill survives tough fight; to get full Senate vote
ST. PAUL – A Vikings stadium construction plan will receive a full Senate vote after what its Senate author described as a brutal Friday committee hearing lasting more than five hours.
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , April 29, 2012
Tax talks trump stadium hearing
ST. PAUL – Work on changing Minnesota tax laws took precedence Thursday over considering a new Vikings stadium.
By Danielle Nordine, State Capitol Bureau , April 27, 2012
Adrian Peterson, other Vikings players draw Capitol crowd
ST. PAUL -- A visit by three big-name Vikings football players created a ruckus in the Capitol building Wednesday afternoon as lawmakers considered whether to build a new stadium for the team’s 10 home games a year and other events.
By By Don Davis, State Capitol Bureau , April 26, 2012
Despite jab at North Dakota, vote to repair Minnesota's Capitol fails
ST. PAUL – Minnesotans should be proud of their Capitol and repair its crumbling outside walls, its outdated electrical system and interior that is falling apart, Republicans said Thursday in an unsuccessful effort to fund the long-discussed work.
By Don Davis, dl-online , April 20, 2012
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