The Vikings stadium legislation/ordeal will almost certainly consume a fat chunk of a few peoples’ weekend. Tim Pugmire at MPR writes: “Republican leaders in the Minnesota House and Senate say it will take strong, bipartisan support to pass a Vikings s... »
We’re in prime “charity walk” season, with events big and small on many spring and summer weekends.OAS_AD("Middle");So, pick a cause you like and get moving.Next weekend, for example, is the 38th annual Walk for Animals. And there are plenty more walki... »
That racino(s) + electronic pulltabs combo is still alive for a stadium funding package. But don’t count on it for much longer. Tim Nelson’s MPR story says: “Even if supporters remove the [racino] provision, the primary financing mechanism — electronic... »
A few GOP heavyweights don’t like the idea of all the new gambling required to guarantee the Vikings stadium stays out of other funds. Baird Helgeson of the Strib reports: “Highlighting a strong divide in the Republican Party, a group of GOP legislator... »
Aaaaaand it’s back, for a day at least. Our Doug Grow and Tim Nelson of MPR report on the return of the racino. “In a surprise maneuver," writes Nelson, "supporters of putting slot machines at Minnesota horse tracks tacked a racino plan onto the Viking... »
Despite efforts to avoid her Tax Committee, GOP Sen. Julianne Ortmann wants the Vikings funding bill to pass through her turf. Don Davis of the Forum papers writes: “Ortman, R-Chanhassen, said the bill should stop in her Tax Committee before heading to... »
It appears Minneapolis has its City Council ducks in a row for a pro-stadium vote. Eric Roper of the Strib reports: “Mayor R.T. Rybak delivered seven ‘yes’ votes for his Vikings stadium plan from the Minneapolis City Council Tuesday night in a test vot... »
A rivalry older than any in pro sports broke out Tuesday as the Vikings stadium bill continued to move through the legislative process.St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and members of the St. Paul delegation told legislators that if Minneapolis is going to ... »
Next time your pet legislative project is stalled in St. Paul, get NFL executives to fly in and light a fire under those people. Tim Nelson of MPR reports: “The Minnesota Vikings appear to be gaining ground again in their effort to get a $975 million s... »
Pete Tangren, a farmer near Dexter, can feel the drought in the air, reports Matt Peterson of the Austin Daily Herald. Tangren, who began farming in 1974, can’t remember the last time conditions were this dry. “The subsoil moisture is non-existent,” he... »
The Minnesota Senate approved legislation Monday to raise most hunting and fishing license fees – an increase the state’s hunters and anglers support, according to Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen.Ingebrigtsen, R-Alexandria, has been fighting with his colleagues... »
Arizona’s tough immigration enforcement law threatens to do more than make life unbearably difficult for illegal immigrants. It also threatens to sour US foreign relations with Mexico and other Latin American nations.That’s the message in a friend-of-t... »
Or at the very least, hold him to a brief prayer … The state GOP is admonishing/warning St. Cloud college Republicans not to let Bradlee Dean near one of their microphones. Says the Strib’s Rachel Stassen-Berger: “Top state Republicans sent St. Cloud S... »
Jobs have been created … for Two Guys and a Truck. The AP reports: “Minnesota's debt-plagued Republican Party faces an eviction hearing next week for its party headquarters after failing to pay its rent payments since August. The party's landlord filed... »
Two men who've worked to end racism will be honored tonight at the Facing Race Ambassador Awards event in St. Paul.Mahmoud El-Kati, Macalester College professor emeritus, and Steve Pederson from Alexandria will get the awards, which are sponsored by th... »
