The backers are a bit of a mystery, but a new proposal puts a new Vikings stadium north of the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis. The Star Tribune reports city leaders have seen the blueprints -- but officials aren't exactly sure who's behind the project. The Vikings are dismissing the plan, preferring to focus on their Arden Hills site.

The Tea Party could be one factor holding back a publicly subsidized Vikings stadium. The New York Times says the issue is bringing together liberals with conservatives who are calling loudly for less spending and smaller government. It doesn't help that the state is wrestling with severe financial problems.

WCCO-TV reports Gov. Mark Dayton says there's no other stadium site in the works if the Ramsey County proposal fails. Vikings officials say it will not renew its lease at the Metrodome without knowing that a new stadium is in the works.

Dayton says he's pushing for the proposed $1 billion stadium to be built in Arden Hills and will have a plan ready on how the state will raise its $300 million share of the bill within the next two weeks. Dayton says he’ll then call a special legislative session by the end of November for lawmakers to vote on the plan.

A group of bipartisan lawmakers say they oppose any plan to expand gambling to raise revenue for a Vikings stadium. Meanwhile, Dayton says tapping Legacy funds might be an "option," and the city of Minneapolis shared some details about its own proposals for a stadium.

Republican House Speaker Kurt Zellers sent an e-mail to colleagues saying a vote on a plan to finance a new stadium should wait until the 2012 regular session. But Vikings Vice President Lester Bagley says putting off legislative action could leave the team operating without a lease and add to the project's already hefty costs.