MPR’s Lorna Benson talks with capitol reporter Michael Khoo about Minnesota House expected to vote on a ballpark financing plan first proposed by Governor Jesse Ventura's administration.

Khoo has been following the debate and sees two reasons for movement. One is the mood has changed for many lawmakers, and perhaps for the public, after Major League Baseball threatened the Twins with elimination. The so-called "contraction debate" has created a new sense of urgency. A possible more important reason is the new plan -- called the “Sausen Plan” after Peter Sausen, an assistant finance commissioner in the Ventura administration who drafted the proposal. The plan uses state’s borrowing power to raise $330 million at low-interest rates for the ballpark.