Effort to revoke funding for Rochester's $65 million sport complex fails

Effort to revoke funding for Rochester's $65 million sport complex fails

ROCHESTER — An effort in St. Paul to strip funding for a proposed $65 million Rochester regional sports and recreation complex is dead, a top legislator said. The legislation to revoke funding for the complex was supported by DFL legislators from Rochester and was in play until as late as Friday, May 15, 2026, two days before the end of the session. But in the end, the bill was viewed as “unworkable” at a meeting of legislative leaders of the Ho…