Vikings Stadium, Jobs Top Of 2012 Legislative Session
The last time they met, state lawmakers ended a bitter, 20-day government shutdown in Minnesota. On Tuesday, they hope to get off to a better start when the new legislative session begins.
The new session gets underway at Noon and there are already a lot of issues on the table like the Vikings stadium, jobs and money for public projects.
Gov. Mark Dayton is backing a Minneapolis site for a new stadium.
The Governor told the Minnesota Vikings that if any new stadium bill passes this year it would have to be at the Metrodome site.
A spokesperson for Gov. Dayton wont say if he favors the Metrodome site, only that his choice is for practical reasons.
The Vikings havent said yet what they think about the Governors announcement, but we know the team has said in the past it prefers the site in Arden Hills.
Among other issues lawmakers will take up: the Governors $775 million public projects bill.
Dayton said it would create almost 22,000 jobs, many of them in the private sector.
The money would go toward a new light rail in the southwest metro, and also provide money to expand civic centers in Rochester, Mankato and St. Cloud. It would also cover a new St. Paul Saints ballpark and the renovation of Nicollet Mall.
The new Senate leadership has expressed some reservations about the Governors proposal.
Constitutional amendments may come up a lot this session, but governors cant veto them.
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