Stadium fatigue, and Irish history
GOAL!! Minneapolis, and specifically former UnitedHealth Group executive Bill McGuire and his ownership partners, are in "advanced discussions" with MLS for a pro soccer team. Much depends, however, on a new stadium, and that's not happening at the Legislature. Stadium fatigue. So stay tuned.
At 1 p.m., Gov. Mark Dayton will hold a news conference to announce his supplemental budget proposal (Governor's Press Briefing Room, Veterans Service Building, 20 West 12th Street, St. Paul.)
Prior to that, Dayton has a closed breakfast with DFL legislators. He meets with commissioners and staff and makes private remarks at Law Enforcement Legislative Day. (Why would remarks at Law Enforcement Legislative Day not be open press? This is an issue of supreme public interest, and transparency is supposed to be a principle of our justice system.)
Lt. Gov. Tina Smith is with Dayton and DFL legislators and commissioners and staff and then makes remarks at a 2018 meeting, excuse me, a meeting of the Best Buy Women's Employee Network. Closed press.
Transpo Commissioner Charlie Zelle is at Glencoe City Center; 1107 11th Street East, Glencoe, to discuss transportation needs there at 11:15.
Busy day of committee hearings: Campus sex assault in Civil Law; ag operations' nuisance complaints in Ag; House omnibus education; estate tax in Senate Taxes; MPCA Citizens' Board in House Govt Ops; DWI changes in House Public Safety; Revenue's Tax Incidence Study in House Taxes; House in session at 12:15. Full schedule.
Abby Simons on new insurance requirements for rideshare companies like Uber, which the company said could jeopardize its expansion or even its entire Minnesota future. Listening to the hearing, it seemed a number of legislators knew little about Uber or how it works.