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State Representative Ryan Winkler
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-7026
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VIKINGS STADIUM, ST. CROIX RIVER BRIDGE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF MISPLACED PRIORITIES
(ST. PAUL) — Today, Governor Dayton, Zyji Wilf, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and legislators unveiled a proposal to fund a Vikings Stadium in Minneapolis. Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives passed an exemption from the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act for a new bridge over the St. Croix River to replace the Stillwater Lift Bridge.
State Representative Ryan Winkler (DFL – Golden Valley) released the following statement on today’s news:
“These are unfortunately another example of misplaced priorities. I share the goal of job creation, but these proposals are the wrong way to go. Building a bridge that subsidizes real estate in Wisconsin and a stadium that subsidizes real estate for an owner from New Jersey doesn’t educate our children, doesn’t inspire innovation, and doesn’t help us create more pathways into the middle class.
“Building shiny new projects simply distracts us from tackling obstacles to future prosperity."
News Items
- Statement on Budget Forecast - (Posted: 2012-12-05 00:00:00)
- Statement on Final I-35 W Bridge Settlement - (Posted: 2012-11-13 00:00:00)
- Rep. Winkler: Tea Party Activists Can’t Be Trusted to Reform Our Elections - (Posted: 2012-11-01 00:00:00)
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