TWINS STADIUM BILL RECEIVES COMMITTEE APPROVAL

          The Twins stadium bill was "revived" in the MN House
     Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs Committee
     yesterday after a week of "furious lobbying," according to
     Whereat & Weiner of the Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE.  Moving
     the bill to the House Tax Committee "significantly improves"
     the chances that it will be presented before the House.  The
     bill continues to calls for Twins Owner Carl Pohlad to
     contribute $50M "up front" to the construction of a $400M
     retractable-roof stadium, an amount described as a "deal
     breaker" by Jim Pohlad, one of the owner's sons.  Among
     amendments to the bill includes one limiting a 10% sales tax
     on logo merchandise to Twins merchandise if sold outside the
     stadium.  All pro sports merchandise sales inside the
     stadium would be taxable (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 4/10).