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Minnesota United Stadium Gets Legislative Approval
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Stadium Gets Legislative ApprovalTuesday night, Governor Mark Dayton signed the omnibus tax bill into law as part of a full slate of budget bills passed. The bills were passed in the closing hours of the regular session and in extra time late last week. Aside from $46 billion in funding for all of state government, the tax bill also…
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Minnesota United Stadium Tax Exemptions Approved, but Don’t Get Too Excited Yet
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Stadium Tax Exemptions Approved, but Don’t Get Too Excited YetOmnibus tax bill HF4, which includes Minnesota United stadium tax exemptions, passed the Senate on Monday evening by a vote of 40 to 27. With the passage of the measure, the bill will now head to Governor Mark Dayton’s desk. However, soccer fans’ celebration over the bill’s passage should be met with some caution. As we have…
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Omnibus Tax Bill With Soccer Stadium Provisions Passes House Moves to Senate
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Omnibus Tax Bill With Soccer Stadium Provisions Passes House Moves to SenateThe Minnesota State House of Representatives voted 80-52 to pass the omnibus tax bill HF4 on Thursday night. Votes on the Republican-sponsored measure followed closely by party lines. The bill, which includes tax exemptions for Minnesota United’s Midway stadium, was included in the measure but not before some drama occurred. Amendment A28 and A32 by…
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New Legislative Session Means Restart on United’s Soccer Stadium Tax Bill
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: New Legislative Session Means Restart on United’s Soccer Stadium Tax BillDespite Minnesota United’s soccer stadium tax exemption bill being passed by both House and Senate in last year’s session, the provision will have to do a rewind and start all over again in 2017. The 90th biennial session of the Minnesota State Legislature got underway on Tuesday of this past week. One of many holdovers…
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MN Governor Dayton Still a Holdout on Minnesota United Stadium Bill
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MN Governor Dayton Still a Holdout on Minnesota United Stadium BillMinnesota Governor Mark Dayton stood before the media on Wednesday afternoon to address an error that will, among other things, delay approval of Minnesota United’s new stadium. He explained that in the legislature’s rush to finish an omnibus tax bill in the final hours of the session, they created a wording mistake that would short…
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Waiting on the Governor: Minnesota United Stadium Bill at the Mercy of Mark Dayton
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Waiting on the Governor: Minnesota United Stadium Bill at the Mercy of Mark DaytonIn the wee hours of Sunday night a Midway soccer stadium bill, somehow, made its way though a very dysfunctional Minnesota State Legislature. Minnesota United fans as well as many citizens of the City of St. Paul who hope for redevelopment of the Midway area, woke up Monday morning to joyously discover the news. What…
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Legislature Approves Property Tax Exemption for Minnesota United Stadium in St. Paul: Bill Heads to Governor Dayton
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Legislature Approves Property Tax Exemption for Minnesota United Stadium in St. Paul: Bill Heads to Governor DaytonEdited 8:30 a.m. 5-23-16 In the final hours of the Minnesota State Legislature, the Senate approved House Bill 848 which provides property tax exemption for the Minnesota United stadium planned for the Midway area of St. Paul. The Senate approved the vote 55-12. With the passing of the bill, the measure will now be sent…