The billboard industry says the vote shows people don't want to get rid of a legal form of advertising, but billboard opponents say they're not giving up. Stadium Obituary St. Paul residents yesterday overwhelmingly rejected a sales-tax increase to pay for a new Minnesota Twins ballpark in the city's downtown. After a summer of sometimes contentious debate, voters defeated the proposal 58 percent to 42 percent. Martin Kaste Ventura's Plays Wrestling Ties Governor Ventura started his first full day in Japan with a nod, or bow, to his wrestling background, and he's also getting the first real sense of how well-known he is Japan, and for what reasons. The referendum was also tied to other regional amenties like park improvements and a remodeled regional library.
Officials say they're now looking for ways to fund the library and parks.
The referendum was also tied to other regional amenties like park improvements and a remodeled regional library. Officials say they're now looking for ways to fund the library and parks. Perhaps not coincidentally, Republicans and Democrats are jumping on the issue in Minnesota.