Notices by Max Nesterak (maxnesterak@journa.host)

NEW: The nurse staffing bill is in trouble. The problem is the Mayo Clinic carveout Gov. Tim Walz demanded. Senate DFL is trying to hammer out a compromise in the final hours of the Leg. session https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/mayo-clinic-exemption-leads-minnesota-lawmakers-to-rethink-nurse-staffing-bill/

A brief update on Mayo negotiations in today's newsletter. The hospital has approached trade unions — the ones who would ostensibly build a multi-billion dollar project — to ask them to come out against a bill supported by the nurses' union (subscribe: https://minnesotareformer.com/subscribe/)

New quarter-cent metro sales tax for housing assistance likely to pass Legislature https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/05/08/new-25-metro-sales-tax-for-housing-assistance-likely-to-pass-legislature/

Scoop: Mayo Clinic has given Gov. Tim Walz and state lawmakers an ultimatum over two bills that aim to increase nurse staffing levels and rein in health care costs: Gut the bills or they will pull billions in investments https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/05/05/mayo-clinic-threatens-to-pull-billions-in-investments-over-nurse-staffing-health-care-affordability-bills/ #minnesota #healthcare #mayoclinic