Mayo Clinic

Some DFL lawmakers say Mayo Clinic finance plan is a bad idea
Some state lawmakers say questions the wisdom of financing public improvements around the Mayo Clinic's proposed expansion in Rochester. The health care provider announced a plan this week for investments totaling more than $5 billion over the next two decades that rely on about a half a billion dollars in taxpayer money. Even Gov. Mark Dayton expressed concern about the precedent it would set, but he said he doesn't want Minnesota to lose the clinic's headquarters.
The Mayo Clinic wants to spearhead an estimated $5 billion in investments in and around Rochester as part of an ambitious plan that might cement the Mayo's ties to Minnesota and create what the clinic calls a "Destination Medical Center."