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Vikings' stadium bill gets final victory in state legislature


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A stop-and-start effort over at least a dozen years to get public help for a new Vikings stadium cleared its final obstacle Thursday, May 10, and heads now to Gov. Mark Dayton, who has said he ll sign it into law.

While the Minnesota House and Senate both passed versions of a bill to publicly finance some of a new Vikings stadium, the process isn't done. Each chamber called for the Vikings to kick in more than what was previously

By Kevin Seifert | ESPN.com Icon SMI Zygi Wilf was able to secure a new stadium for the team without resorting to threats of relocation. More than a decade of memories came flooding back after seeing the Minnesota Vikings stadium bill pass through the

By TW BUDIG – ECM Capitol Reporter The Republican House early today passed the Vikings stadium conference committee report on a 71-to-60 vote after debating the legislation for the last time. The report faces its last legislative challenge in the

The long and arduous battle is over, as the Minnesota Vikings' stadium bill was approved by the Senate on Thursday.