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Article: Special-session prospects dimmed; Two legislative leaders announced that there was little prospect of a successful special session this fall, dimming hope for proponents of stadium-financing plans.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- October 12, 2005
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Byline: Dane Smith; Staff Writer
Hopes for legislative approval this fall of sports stadium proposals faded Tuesday, as majority leaders in both chambers said they see little likelihood of a successful special session.
Delivering what could turn out to be a knockout blow to stadium proponents, House Majority Leader Erik Paulsen issued a firm "no" Tuesday morning in response to Gov. Tim Pawlenty's queries about whether to call a special session this fall.
Paulsen, R-Eden Prairie, said the consensus in his Republican House majority, and among the general public, is that "a special session for stadiums or any other nonemergency issues is the wrong idea at the wrong ...