What’s Going On With HCMC
Status · May 2026
HCMC remains open.
The Minnesota Legislature passed a bipartisan deal. The risk of closure in 2026 is off the table.
The record
Our fight to keep Hennepin's public safety-net hospital open.
2025 — Naming the risk, and acting on it
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Mar 242025
Remarks: Cutting Medicaid is Not an Option
Standing at Hennepin Healthcare with Rep. Omar and Rep. Morrison to name what federal Medicaid cuts would cost the hospital.
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Aug 52025
Statement on Proposed Hennepin Board Action to Dissolve the HHS Board
HHS management had identified a risk of closure by the end of 2025. Why direct county oversight became necessary, and why I would vote yes.
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Aug 122025
Statement on HHS Financials and the Hennepin Governance Vote
The full financial picture made public, after eighteen months of analysis, alongside the Board's commitment that closure would no longer be a risk we accept.
Spring 2026 — Making the case
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Mar 272026
Statement on Unanimous Vote In Support of Dedicated Revenue for HCMC
The Hennepin County Board voted unanimously to back a modified county sales tax as HCMC's dedicated revenue.
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Apr 142026
On HCMC's Financial Pressures and the Sales-Tax Solution for Dedicated Revenue
HF 4841 and SF 4986 would repurpose the ballpark sales tax, raising it from 0.15% to 1%.
$342M in public revenue a year, the size of the ask -
May 72026
HCMC Math: The Numbers
The arithmetic in full. Without permanent dedicated revenue HCMC cannot remain open, and no single infusion of cash changes that.