Vikings stadium passed by Senate [UPDATED]

Published 1:57pm Thursday, May 10, 2012 Updated 9:28am Friday, May 11, 2012

The Minnesota Senate approved the conference committee version of the Minnesota Vikings stadium bill shortly before 2 p.m. today by a vote of 38-28, the final vote needed to pass the bill. The bill will now go to Gov. Mark Dayton’s office. Local senators Bill Ingebrigtsen and Keith Lanning voted in favor, and Senator Gretchen Hoffman voted against.

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