LIVE VIDEO: Final Vikings Stadium Debate, Vote in MN Senate

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The Senate was set to convene at 9 a.m. (but is running behind that schedule) to take up the same final version of the stadium bill. As in the House, Fridley's representatives in the Senate are divided on the issue. On Tuesday, (R-51) cast her vote against the Senate's version of the stadium bill, while (DFL-50), calling it one of her toughest votes, supported it.

UPDATED (4 a.m. Thursday): It was past 3 a.m. Thursday when the Minnesota House of Representatives voted on the final version of the Minnesota Vikings stadium bill that came from the House-Senate conference committee only a few hours before.

There were jokes from speakers on the House floor about nudging each other out of naps, but (DFL-50A) could be seen on the livestream video of the overnight session, wide awake, taking notes by hand during one of the last speeches before the vote.

Laine was the only member representing Fridley to vote against the bill, which passed 71-60. As they did on Monday with an earlier version of the bill, (DFL-51B) and Kate Knuth (DFL-50B) voted for it (with 36 other DFLers).