This litigation is completely without merit. The settlement bars future lawsuits, but it does not and cannot bar future legislation.
The governor has said that at some point in time, it would not be unlikely to hear from Major League Baseball that it is looking at other possibilities, and among those possibilities is that Major League Baseball would consider moving the team or looking at other markets.
It certainly raises a big red flag when Lilly is attempting to sidestep the entire issue. They ought to be upfront and honest with Minnesota and other shareholders if this is an action they are considering.
In a perfect world, government wouldn't be in the job of offering incentives and partnerships. But in the world we live in, we recognize that businesses are going to make their decisions based on the bottom line.
The governor's strongest desire is that the 148th Fighter Wing be given a strong and viable mission with roughly the same number of jobs on the base today.
Major League Baseball wants to see a resolution to the stadium situation. They didn't discuss specific actions they might take. They're interested in seeing the ball move forward on a ballpark.
We trust that if this were an issue, Philip Morris or the attorney general or another party would have brought it to our attention during the very public debate in this legislative session.
The governor said the most important thing was that it's a solution. So we'll get to have that conversation some more.
The Twins have said for some time they have needed to clarify their lease situation so this should come as no surprise.
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