LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS WITHOUT DECISION ON FIRST NEW BEDS IN 21 YEARS
By John Mugford
The good news coming out of Minnesota in mid-July was that the state Legislature mercifully concluded a bitter stalemate and reached agreement on a $30 billion budget. As a result, lawmakers ended a weeklong state government shutdown and adjourned for the summer – more than a month after the 2005 session was scheduled to end.
One piece of bad news, however, is that the legislature failed to choose a provider to build a much-needed new hospital in Maple Grove, the hub of a booming suburban area northwest of Minneapolis. Minnesota has not seen the development of a new hospital with new beds in 21 years, the result of legislation passed back in 1984 to control overbuilding.
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