Oh Goodie

Add another item to the pile. The Senate passed the Gopher Stadium bill, but there is a lot of work to do in conference.

The House's plan for the university's stadium would rely on the naming rights agreement, a $50-a-year student fee and a complicated land swap between the state and the university to help pay for the project. The Senate version, in addition to eliminating the naming rights agreement, also does not include the student fee increase and the land swap.

But Larry says all is OK:

Pogemiller also said he was confident the differences between the Senate and House over the university's stadium would be resolved in a conference committee before the Legislature adjourns May 22.

This was the best part of the article. I'm not necessarily in favor of the stadium projects, however if I am going to get stuck paying for it than I want all in the metro to join me and the rest of Hennepin county.

Immediately after the Senate passed the university stadium plan, it began deliberating early this afternoon a plan to impose a half-percent metrowide sales tax to help fund new stadiums for both the Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Twins.

Source: Star Tribune - 5/9/06