With $9.3 billion in annual revenue, the NFL could afford to buy the Minnesota Vikings a stadium. When Sports Illustrated crunched the numbers in March 2011, it estimated that the NFL is a $9.3 billion-a-year enterprise. That’s almost as much money as flows to Major League Baseball, the NBA, and the NHL combined. About half [...]
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Archives for December, 2011
Expanding Gambling for the Wrong Reason
Gambling has been a political “hot potato” in Minnesota. What’s the right path forward? Should gambling be legal, given the costs it incurs? Humans have gambled for thousands of years, so it’s in our social if not actual DNA. Like many activities, gambling can be an enjoyable diversion. Go to the casino with a limit [...]
category: Blog Posts, John LaPlante
Press Release: Non-Members Could be Assessed “Fair Share” Fees if Childcare Union Formed
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT Dan McGrath 612-605-3303 ext. 703 dan.mcgrath@mnmajority.org Non-Members Could be Assessed “Fair Share” Fees if ChildcareUnionFormed Statements by Governor and Unions Misleading St. Paul – The possibility of childcare providers who opt not to join one of the two proposed childcare unions being required to pay fair share fees has become [...]
category: Childcare Union, Press Release
