Gee thanks Bud. It is clear that baseball, billionaires and especially the Minneapolis Star Tribune , intend to harass and disrupt our legislature until they squeeze a billion dollars in principle and interest out of Minnesota taxpayers. For the rest of us, the debate just ended. Legislature calls itself to order. There is a large budget surplus.
Members anticipate a session of about ten weeks.
In other words, the ultra-corrupt council signals to legislative operatives that it is still on board. St Paul's new NHL hockey franchise picks its new name, The Minnesota Wild. 3000 show up at Aldrich Arena. The city and state are supposed to pick up part of the tab for wealthy ticket-holders. The owners also project higher attendance than NHL or local historical averages, more concession revenue than historical levels and lower payroll than seems possible considering skyrocketing salaries.