Jim Souhan is pleased with the Vikings stadium proposal presented to Minnesota on Thursday. He loves that taxes won't be raised. He writes that anyone against the proposal is "short-sighted and selfish."
The Shakopee-based company is under the microscope because of the recent actions of its owner.
The brewery came up with a creative way to repurpose unused cans.
Liam Robbins and Marcus Carr were too much for the previously undefeated Wolverines.
They teens were found in a vehicle that was taken during an earlier carjacking.
Visitors left an "unacceptably high amount" of damage last year.
Law enforcement agencies have issued a plea to the general public.
Security is also being ramped up at the state capitol.
The Maplewood company has obtained a temporary injunction against the firm.
It comes after The Washington Post reported that the country's COVID vaccine reserves have been exhausted.
The infomercial icon visited the White House Friday.
Star Tribune columnist Jim Souhan takes Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, to the woodshed for asking "Why should the state of Minnesota contribute to a stadium for a billionaire owner?" Urdahl, however, voted in favor of the latest Vikings stadium package.
Ramsey County commissioners Tony Bennett and Rafael Ortega have proposed a county-wide three-percent food and beverage tax to help fund a Vikings' stadium in Arden Hills. The tax would raise $24-million/year.
Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, delivers a strong counterpoint to Star Tribune sports columnist Jim Souhan, who wrote that Urdahl took a cowards position when asking why Minnesotans should help a billionaire build a football stadium.
Emotional aftershocks from the Vikings stadium proposal being voted down by a House committee Monday night have been felt all over the state of Minnesota. Gov. Mark Dayton still has hope for 2013, but an official with the Vikings says "there is no next year." Follow all of the latest stadium reaction right here.
Jim Souhan rips Timberwolves' owner Glen Taylor for keeping general manager David Kahn employed. He writes that former GM Kevin McHale "deserved his dismissal, and he was twice the GM that Kahn is."
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.
Sen. Reinert sent a letter to Gov. Mark Dayton suggesting a new Vikings stadium should be built at a 500-acre site near downtown Duluth. He also proposes funding a portion of the stadium by allowing the sale of liquor on Sundays in Minnesota.
Ramsey County leaders are reportedly sending a new proposal to Gov. Dayton and key lawmakers on Friday. Minnesota Public Radio says the plan would drop a countywide tax in favor of a host of new revenue streams including parking fees, admission surcharges and naming rights, among others.
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