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North Memorial Health Leaders Make Pitch for Sales Tax Inclusion:

There's about a month left to the legislative session. It's precious time ticking away as local hospitals seek help to solve a funding crisis. At the April 9 House Tax Committee, North Memorial Health CEO Trevor Sawallish said that financial challenges are expected "to intensify" over the next several years. "Over the last several years, the costs continue to outpace any revenue gains that we have," said Sawallish. "These include rising pharmaceutical costs, labor costs, medical supplies, equipment, health insurance, our own…