MN Gov. Arne Carlson said Tuesday that "he hoped
legislators will vote quickly next week either to build a
new stadium or to reject the idea, and not let the debate
over a ballpark linger into November," according to Patrick
Sweeney of the St. Paul PIONEER PRESS. State Senate
Majority Leader Roger Moe said he "still saw no stadium-
funding mechanism that has enough support in the Legislature
to win passage," while MN House Majority Leader Ted Winter
said legislators are still "waiting for a coherent plan for
dividing up the cost of a ballpark and paying for it." (St.
Paul PIONEER PRESS, 10/15). Meanwhile, an "angry" State
House Speaker Phil Carruthers, "criticizing" Acting MLB
Commissioner Bud Selig, said Tuesday "that it may be time
for Minnesotans to fight back against" MLB's monopoly in
order to keep the Twins, according to Jay Weiner of the
Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE. Carruthers said he "might want to
lead other states into a 'class-action lawsuit'" against
MLB. Weiner adds that Carruthers was the first state leader
to suggest that, rather than accommodate the Twins, "it may
be time to confront owner Carl Pohlad, Selig and baseball's
owners in order to keep the Twins" (STAR TRIBUNE, 10/15).
