WATCH LIVE: Sen. Koch, Senate Begin Hearings on Vikings Stadium

, who has represented the St. Michael-Albertville area for half a decade, summed it up for St. Michael-Albertville students.

"You don't want to use general fund money, or tax dollars, to build a stadium. But, you don't want to lose the Vikings. So, what are you going to do," she said during a recent visit to

The road to an answer, the state, Minnesota Vikings and football fans hope, begins today, with hearings in the Minnesota State Senate.

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