by Jake Grovum
Published: May 17, 2012
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Dan Severson, GOP convention, Kurt Bills, Kurt Zellers, Pete Hegseth, Ron Paul, U.S. Senate
The Zellers endorsement comes on top of nearly three dozen House GOP caucus members who've backed Bills thus far.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: May 11, 2012
Tags: Alice Hausman, John Kriesel, Julie Rosen, Kurt Zellers, Lester Bagley, Mall of America, online sales tax, Target Center, TIF, Vikings Stadium, Warren Limmer, Xcel Energy Center
The headline-grabbing details hadn’t changed much by the time the bill to construct a new professional football stadium for the Minnesota Vikings passed through both chambers of the Legislature after more than a year of back-and-forth negotiations.
by Charley Shaw
Published: May 11, 2012
Tags: 2012 legislative session, Kurt Zellers, Matt Dean, Minnesota House Republican Caucus
House Republican leaders emphasized the long-view of things as they spoke to reporters on the morning after the 2012 legislative session adjourned sine die. After an end-of-session legislative battle in which a bonding bill and Vikings stadium bill were pushed through with more DFL than Republican votes, House Speaker Kurt Zellers and Majority Leader Matt Dean emphasized the budget balancing deal from 2011 and said their priorities this year were squelched by Gov. Mark Dayton.
by Paul Demko and Briana Bierschbach
Published: May 9, 2012
Tags: Andrew Falk, Bill Ingebrigtsen, Carla Nelson, Chuck Wiger, Dave Senjem, Doug Wardlow, Jeremy Miller, Joe Hoppe, John Marty, Julianne Ortman, Julie Rosen, Keith Downey, King Banaian, Kurt Zellers, Lester Bagley, Linda Runbeck, Morrie Lanning, Rod Skoe, Roger Reinert, Sean Nienow, Steve Simon, Ted Mondale, Terry Morrow, Tom Huntley, Vikings Stadium
After a pair of marathon floor debates, the House and Senate passed legislation this week authorizing construction of a $975 million stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: May 4, 2012
Tags: bonding, Dave Senjem, Jim Schowalter, Julianne Ortman, Kurt Zellers, Lester Bagley, Mark Dayton, Matt Dean, Paul Thissen, R.T. Rybak, Tom Bakk, Vikings Stadium
At first it was a “hare-brained scheme,” and then it was “absolutely worth considering.” At first it was roofless, and then it couldn’t be built without a roof.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: May 3, 2012
Tags: bonding, Dave Senjem, Kurt Zellers, Mark Dayton, Matt Dean, omnibus tax bill, Vikings Stadium
An all-new Republican roofless Vikings stadium plan paid partially with state borrowing is now out of the picture and legislative floor votes are forthcoming on a $500 million bonding bill and the stadium proposal that has been working its way through committees all session.
by Paul Demko
Published: May 2, 2012
Tags: Dave Senjem, Julianne Ortman, Kurt Zellers, Lester Bagley, Mark Dayton, Matt Dean, Minnesota Vikings, Tom Bakk, Vikings Stadium
After months of negotiations between Gov. Mark Dayton and legislative leaders on a Minnesota Vikings stadium plan, GOP legislative leaders upended the debate on Tuesday by unveiling a new proposal that relies entirely on general obligation bonds to cover the state’s portion of the project.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: May 2, 2012
Tags: Al Franken, Dave Senjem, Gene Pelowski, Kurt Zellers, Larry Redmond, Lester Bagley, Mark Dayton, Matt Dean, Pat Garofalo, Paul Thissen, Roz Peterson, Tom Bakk, Vikings Stadium
When the Legislature returned on Monday, it quickly became clear that lawmakers weren’t going to meet their own deadline. What follows is a series of vignettes from the past few days of action at the Capitol.
by Briana Bierschbach
Published: May 2, 2012
Tags: bonding, Jim Schowalter, Kurt Zellers, Mark Dayton, Matt Dean, Vikings Stadium
After appearing to reject GOP leadership's new plan for a new roofless Vikings stadium and dismissing it as a smoking gun and distraction, Gov. Mark Dayton and DFL leaders now say the proposal is “absolutely” worth considering.
by Paul Demko
Published: April 26, 2012
Tags: Dave Senjem, Kurt Zellers, Mark Dayton
Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP legislative leaders met to discuss possible common ground on tax and bonding bills on Thursday afternoon. But with the legislative session expected to come to a close in less than a week, no deal appears imminent.
