The bill for the new Vikings stadium is stirring up mixed emotions

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Grand Forks, ND (WDAY TV) -- Minnesota Legislators will be extending this years session past tomorrow's scheduled closing date. Leaders say it could go into mid-May now to pass a tax-cut package, a construction finance bill and a Vikings stadium agreement. The Vikings project proposal seeks funding from the team.. The NFL, and the public.

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Grand Forks, ND (WDAY TV) -- Minnesota Legislators will be extending this years session past tomorrow's scheduled closing date. Leaders say it could go into mid-May now to pass a tax-cut package, a construction finance bill and a Vikings stadium agreement. The Vikings project proposal seeks funding from the team.. The NFL, and the public.

Randy Phelps, Supports New Stadium: "Definitely need one. I do think that it seems the NFL is pressuring them to come up with a solution."

A Vikings Stadium Bill was passed by the Senate Taxes Committee Friday. That plan has the state paying 398-million dollars of the 975-million dollar stadium project...

Tim Lee, Opposes New Stadium: "Yeah, they want to use tax payer money which is ridiculous because I don't want to pay for a losing team."

Randy Phelps, Supports New Stadium: "there should be something where maybe the tax payers do contribute a little bit because it does seem to bring a lot of business to the cities. When I used to travel from Fargo, ND down to see a game it was just constant traffic all the way down there."

Governor Dayton and other stadium supporters have warned the team will leave if the legislature cannot produce a new stadium...

Young and old... Many people have their own thoughts on that possibility.

Miranda Opdahl, Logan Ellingson: "I think they should just-- you know, if they don't get it suck it up, they'll get one eventually."

Jim Wakefield: "As a Packers fan I think they should stay because it's a great rivalry."

Randy Phelps: "I doubt they'll leave, I mean I hope not, but if they do it'll be a shame."

All we know now is lawmakers will likely have a couple more weeks to work something out.

The state's funding would come from electronic pull tabs and bingo games.

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