ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz said he needs to see what the Legislature comes with on health-care reforms against which Mayo Clinic is so opposed it has threatened to halt its multi-billion Medical Destination Project in Rochester and move the project to a more Mayo-friendly state. Walz said he believes a compromise is possible. “We’ve always supported making sure that our nurses are supported, have what they need. We also understand that Mayo Clinic’s a unique entity where it’s focusing globally on it.” the governor said in an attempt to defuse anger at Mayo’s threat, which has been seen as heavy-handed bullying to kill public policy reforms it doesn’t like.
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