December 31, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The selection of a construction manager for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium is being pushed back a week. The Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority say the new deadline for choosing the construction manager is now Feb. 1. Continue Reading
November 15, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Gov. Mark Dayton is not retreating from his vow to fight the Minnesota Vikings if they try to charge new big fees to season ticket holders to help fund the new football stadium.
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September 6, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The electronic games of chance that the Legislature authorized to help pay for construction of a new Vikings stadium could be in the hands of some Minnesota gamblers in less than two weeks.
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May 24, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
A council committee of the whole is voting on the nearly $1 billion stadium plan Thursday. If it passes, a final vote follows on Friday. That makes Thursday a likely last stand for stadium opponents. Continue Reading
May 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The state plans to more than double taxes from pull-tabs and bingo by bringing in animated versions of the games on portable electronic devices. The gambling taxes are slated to pay the state’s $348 million share of building a new stadium in downtown Minneapolis.
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May 14, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill to build a nearly $1 billion stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. Dayton signed the bill to cheers Monday during a ceremony attended by the NFL team’s owners and several key legislators. Continue Reading
May 11, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents has approved an agreement with the Minnesota Vikings that allows the use of TCF Bank Stadium during the NFL team’s construction of its new stadium. Continue Reading
May 10, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Lawmakers approved the final version of a Vikings stadium construction plan Thursday, sending it to the governor’s desk for approval. The new stadium would make Minnesota “a better place to live,” Rep. Morrie Lanning, R-Moorhead, said shortly after the House approved his stadium construction bill 71-60 early Thursday. Continue Reading
May 10, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Some reactions around the Minnesota Capitol to debate on a Vikings stadium construction proposal Continue Reading
May 10, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The Minnesota Vikings are close to a new stadium after the House early today approved a construction plan 71-60. Representatives debated the stadium bill an hour and 50 minutes after day-long negotiations produced a compromise bill after the House and Senate passed differing versions. Soon after passing the stadium bill, the House adjourned for the year before 4 a.m. today. Continue Reading
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