No deal for Vikings stadium
The Minnesota Vikings’ longstanding push for partial public funding of a new stadium did not come up in the brief special session.
Sen. Dan Sparks, DFL-Austin, said there was some behind-the-scenes talk about a Vikings stadium deal, but nothing became official.
“I don’t think they were able to pull the deal together,” Sparks said. “They did not put aside the possibility of maybe a one-day session in the fall (to pass something).
“The timing just wasn’t right at this time.”