An attempt to decrease the state's contribution to the new Minnesota Vikings' stadium by $10 million was defeated by the House Taxes Committee on Wednesday. The proposal by Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington, failed on a 13-11 vote. The proposal was related to concerns over funding for the new stadium. Gov. Mark Dayton and legislators are concerned that the state's chief funding source, a new version of barroom gambling called e-pulltabs, is producing far less revenue that was predicted. Garofalo said his measure, offered as an amendment to the House tax bill, would simply reduce the overall government commitment from $498 million to $488 million, in part to give the House Taxes chair leverage in negotiations over the stadium project. Source: Star Tribune
