First the local sales tax plan went out the window. Now a pre-Thanksgiving special legislative session bites the dust. The governor says lawmakers opposed a special meeting, preferring to deal with the stadium question in their regular 2012 session.

The Pioneer Press reports the governor has dropped a requirement that leaders have a specific plan in place for a stadium before he calls lawmakers back to the Capitol in late November. Republican leaders say they're waiting to hear details.

The governor says he'll schedule a special legislative session to pass a bill for a new stadium. He's holding a series of meetings this week with lawmakers, team leaders and NFL officials, and lobbying businesses to back the stadium.

Minneapolis and Ramsey County must have their Vikings stadium plans complete by next week. WCCO reports Governor Mark Dayton wants the fully developed proposals on his desk including financing and advantages one site has over another.

In one day Governor Dayton's opinion of the new Republican stadium proposal shifted from a "hare-brained scheme" to an idea "worth considering." Dayton says he wants to find a solution to the Vikings stadium issue. Republicans, meanwhile, are still working to fill in the blanks on their plan while also convincing DFLers and the Vikings that it's viable. All this after lawmakers had hoped to adjourn.

Stadium proposals landed on Mark Dayton's desk Thursday and the governor says he may pick a favorite next week. Minneapolis promised to kick in $6.5 million per year if the Vikings choose to stay in the city. Ramsey County, meanwhile, hiked its contribution to an Arden Hills site by another $75 million and boosted the total price tag over $1.1 billion by including road improvements.

Gov. Mark Dayton says given obstacles to financing the Arden Hills stadium plan, the Minneapolis proposal near the Basilica of St. Mary is the most viable. He says the current Metrodome site should also be in the mix. He faults the legislature for hindering Ramsey County's attempts to pass a sales tax to fund the Arden Hills site.

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.