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(KWNO)-Minnesota nurses won't have a say in staffing decisions, after that provision was cut out a bill that p...

As the Minnesota legislative session came to a close, healthcare took center stage with Mayo Clinic praising Gov. Tim Walz as a hot-button session surrounding hospital staffing ended.

Minnesota Senate approved an exemption to its controversial Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act for Mayo Clinic, sparking debate from 8 healthcare leaders. Read w

Mayo Clinic has won exemption from a nurse staffing bill being negotiated in St. Paul.

With just a few days remaining in the Legislature’s regular session, an amended version of the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act was heard in conference committee

A conference committee decided on the final bill language Saturday morning.

The Mayo Clinic said previously that the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act would severely limit Mayo Clinic's ability to deliver world-class care.

State lawmakers say they will exempt Mayo Clinic from a bill aimed at increasing nurse staffing levels, ending a two-week standoff that began when the hospital sent an email to

With just a few days remaining in the Minnesota Legislature’s regular session, an amended version of the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act was heard in a conference committee Thursday.

DFL leaders on Thursday also said that they would likely need the remaining four days of legislative session to wrap up a state budget, contrary to prior talk about finishing early.