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Mike Cook writes for Session Daily, a publication of the Minnesota House of Representatives.


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Governor signs stadium bill into law

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf couldn’t stop smiling while standing in the Capitol Rotunda.

“This is a great day for Minnesota, a great day for the Vikings fans throughout the entire country,” he said moments after Gov. Mark Dayton signed a law that would help build a new home for the NFL team.MORE »

House passes stadium bill

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

After a dreadful 3-13 record on the field in 2011, the Minnesota Vikings received some good off-field news well before the 2012 team begins to practice.

The House voted 73-58 to support a $975 million stadium plan that would provide a new facility to house the team. Forty DFL members and 33 Republicans voted yes. Thirty-seven Republicans and 21 DFLers voted against the bill.MORE »

Stadium vote planned for Monday in House

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

A decision is about to be rendered on an issue that has hung over the legislative session like a purple cloud.

House Speaker Kurt Zellers (R-Maple Grove) announced that a vote on a stadium to house the Minnesota Vikings is scheduled to occur Monday.MORE »

2012 transportation policy bill gets passed by House

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

The 2012 version of the omnibus transportation policy bill was green-lighted by the House.MORE »

Transportation policy bill from 2011 is passed

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Speed limit violations, online driver’s education training and dollars for organ donation are part of an omnibus transportation policy bill that was passed by the House.MORE »

House passes fireworks expansion

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

The numbers and types of fireworks allowed in Minnesota could be on the upswing.MORE »

Wait until next year, maybe

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

The consensus after a negative House committee vote was that a “Hail Mary” pass may be about the only chance the Minnesota Vikings have left to get a stadium bill passed this legislative session.

Despite the session likely entering its final days, the stadium outcome remains cloudy as the pressure to reach a deal amps up.MORE »

Immigrant information sharing would be required

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Supporters say a bill passed by the House would help make things safer for everyone, while opponents believe it could result in profiling of certain citizens.MORE »

House committee defeats stadium bill

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

A “Hail Mary” pass may be about the only chance the Minnesota Vikings have left to get a stadium bill passed this session.MORE »

Wanting to go to Washington

By Mike Cook, Session Weekly/Session Daily

Two years ago, Rep. Kurt Bills (R-Rosemount) was teaching economics full-time to teenagers.MORE »

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