Rochester Post Bulletin: “Preston Republican Rep. Greg Davids is vowing to withdraw his support for Mayo Clinic’s Destination Medical Center project if House Democrats try to rescind $5 million in funding for small communities around Rochester.”
National pressure mounts on Minn. lawmakers as Mayo Clinic’s big cheese makes his case for the state to invest in Rochester area infrastructure.
In blunt words aimed squarely at the Minnesota Legislature, the president and CEO of the Mayo Clinic warned Tuesday that the hallowed medical institution has “49 states” eager to have Mayo’s planned multibillion-dollar expansion if the state is unwilling to pitch in.
Mayo is seeking public financing for the $500 million in proposed public investment
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“St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, N.D. has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a rapidly growing nationwide network of facilities that carry the Mayo name but remain self-owned.”
“Some Minnesota lawmakers hope to force the release of Lou Gehrig’s medical records, saying they might provide insight into whether the Yankees star died of the disease that came to take his name or whether repetitive head trauma played some kind of role,” reports the Rochester Post Bulletin/AP.
