So the Vikings new stadium moves forward in the state capital this week, MLS in Minnesota is discussed at the capital, it's announced Pep is stepping down as the manager of Barca at the end of the season is it all a coincidence?

The senate tax committee hears it next. Not sure when (might even be today, but I haven't checked). It might be worth sending some notes to some legislators. http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/committees/committee_bio.php?cmte_id=1019

It's actually today at 3PM, so emailing probably won't do much good.

I read on Twitter that Manny is in line to be the next coach of Barca. This conflicts with reports that Manny will be the coach of the new MLS team that will be playing inside a fixed roof stadium with artificial grass and a beer dispensing exploading scoreboard.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/149170525.html

The agreement to build a new Minnesota Vikings football stadium in Minneapolis features a key difference from the plan to build the project in Ramsey County and even from the Minnesota Twins' new Target Field.

Ramsey County officials said making a public stadium authority, rather than the Vikings, responsible for cost overruns was part of an attempt to lure the team back to Minneapolis. State officials "were under immense pressure to convince the Vikings to turn their attention" to Minneapolis, said Lee Mehrkens, Ramsey County's finance director.

He said that under Ramsey County's now-discarded stadium plan -- which also called for a public stadium authority -- the public's exposure on operating cost overruns would have been capped. In Minneapolis, the cap is on the Vikings' exposure.

...state officials have avoided a "long history" of mistakes public officials in other NFL cities have made...


http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/04/27/vikings-stadium-financing-plan-q-and-a/

Gotta admit that these fans make us soccer fans look really cool by comparison.

Any news today?

I missed it today and haven't seen anything about it.

Speaker Zellers continues to show a lack of leadership. #Disgusted

Sounds like the Senate and House will be voting on their respective bills this weekend. Rumor is that they have the votes!

Sunday is the day. Here we go!