Dramatic reversals for Vikings stadium bill

Posted at 10:18 PM on May 8, 2012 by Tim Nelson (2 Comments)
Filed under: MN Legislature, Mark Dayton, Vikings stadium

The Minnesota Senate first overturned 18 months of negotiations, then flipped back tonight.

Senators adopted a "user fee" proposal offered by John Howe, R-Red Wing, thanks to a last-minute switch by Sen. Warren Limmer, R-Maple Grove. The Senate adopted the Howe plan 34-33.

Here was the vote:

Then, minutes later, led by Sen. Jim Metzen, DFL-South St. Paul, the Senate decided to reconsider the measure. After the most impassioned debate of the 9-hour discussion, the Senate returned to the electronic pull tab plan. The Howe plan went down, 30-35, in the reconsideration vote.

Here's the board for that tally:

It may have been the most dramatic 40 minutes of the stadium debate thus far -- only to leave the bill where it started.

Comments (2)

Should have known it was too good to be true.

Posted by Patrick Phenow | May 8, 2012 10:57 PM

If the people wanted this more than good schools, they would have spoken. I guess.

Posted by LoieJ | May 9, 2012 12:05 AM

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