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A proposed new Vikings stadium north of St. Paul is getting a muted reaction from lawmakers whose approval will be needed to pass a stadium bill. Republicans control both legislative chambers, but the stadium issue doesn't follow party lines.

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Ramsey County officials say they have reached an agreement with the Minnesota Vikings to be the team's partner on a proposed retractable-roof stadium in Arden Hills.

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The Minnesota Vikings and Ramsey County officials have announced a news conference to talk about a new stadium, just one day after the city of Minneapolis put forward its own proposal.

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation says it would cost the state at least $175 million and possibly more to fix highways and roads around a proposed site for a Vikings stadium in Ramsey County.

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A new poll shows the majority of respondents oppose using taxpayer money to build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. The latest Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows more than 60 percent of Minnesotans surveyed say the Vikings should keep playing in the Metrodome, where they've been for 29 years.

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Gov. Mark Dayton says he met with Minnesota Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf to discuss state funding of a new football stadium and that he hopes two remaining proposed sites are narrowed to one soon.

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The Hennepin County board chairman says his county is out of the running as a possible local funding partner for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium this year.

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Gov. Mark Dayton says he would sign legislation for a new Vikings stadium even if lawmakers blow a deadline to finish the budget. Dayton told reporters at the Capitol Wednesday that he would act if lawmakers complete a stadium bill, even if the budget is still undone.

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A study commissioned by the real estate investor who envisioned Target Field on a scrubby downtown Minneapolis parking lot concludes the nearby Farmers Market would be the best place for a new Vikings stadium.

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Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton wants the Vikings to pay for up to half the cost of a new stadium. He says he'd like the Vikings to pay 40 to 50 percent of the cost of a new stadium. The Vikings have said they would pay for 1/3 the cost of a roofless stadium.

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