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Governor Dayton Signs Vikings Stadium Bill
02:58
May 15, 2012
Governor Mark Dayton signs the $975 million stadium bill, Tuesday, May 14th, before a vocal crowd in the State Capitol rotunda. Both supporters and opponents of the legislat...
Welfare Rights Committee to Governor Dayton, "Vikings Got Bailed Out, We ...
03:50
May 14, 2012
Members of the Welfare Rights Committee managed to disrupt Governor Dayton's feel good bill signing moment by chanting, "Shame on you for selling out Minnesota's working fam...
Gov Dayton Vetos GOP Tax Bill
03:34
May 5, 2012
Governor Mark Dayton meets with the media Friday, May 4th, to announce that he has vetoed the omnibus tax bill. Following, GOP leaders respond. Approved by the House and Sen...
Tax Bill Veto Angers MN GOP Leaders
01:32
May 4, 2012
Saying the Governor may have "burned the last bridge" with the legislature, Republican legislative leaders expressed their displeasure with Governor Mark Dayton's veto of th...
MN House Speaker On Vikings Stadium: "I Misspoke"
01:08
May 4, 2012
House Speaker Kurt Zellers says his "head got ahead of his mouth" and he misspoke during a radio interview yesterday. He wants the Minnesota Vikings to stay, but he doesn't ...
Stadium Backers Expect Win On 'Game Day'
01:13
May 4, 2012
"Monday is game day and its a game we intend to win," says Metropolitian Sports Facility Commission Chair Ted Mondale. The legislative engineers behind the Vikings stadium p...
Cement Encased Occupy Defenders
01:33
May 4, 2012
How far would you go to protect a homeowner from being evicted? Occupy Homes activists defending Alejandra and David Cruz's foreclosed home in South Minneapolis have built a...
MN Tax bill deserves 'smoking' hot veto pen' says DFL
01:38
May 3, 2012
A bill that would give business owners a tax cut is hailed by Senator Geoff Michel (R-Edina) as the "best piece of legislation" to be considered his year. Senator John Marty...
MN Fireworks Veto Override Is A Dud
01:30
May 3, 2012
A Minnesota Senate attempt to override Governor Mark Dayton's veto of a bill expanding the kinds of fireworks that can legally be sold in Minnesota fails to get the 2/3rds m...
Minneapolis May Day March Energized And Disciplined
06:19
May 3, 2012
About 2,000 people marched down Lake Street in Minneapolis to to join with the hundreds of thousands around the world to celebrate International Workers' Day, May 1, 2012. I...
GOP Vikings Stadium Bonding Plan Dies
02:01
May 3, 2012
A Minnesota Republican plan to build a Vikings Stadium with general obligation bond money is dead says House Majority Leader Matt Dean. He says information he got from Minne...
GOP OKs Vikings Stadium Vote For Monday
03:19
May 3, 2012
House Speaker Kurt Zellers says he doesn't support the Vikings Stadium plan that Governor Dayton wants, but he will allow a vote on the bill on Monday. Zellers says Governor...
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