Vetoed Bill Included Repeal of Alternate Health Care in Comp

Economic development legislation vetoed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty earlier this month included a provision to repeal a prohibition against alternative health care in Minnesota’s workers’ compensation system.Senate File 2081, the Jobs and Economic Development Finance Omnibus Bill, would have eliminated those provisions in current law, Pawlenty reported in his veto message.“While the majority of the bill is acceptable to me and serves the purpose of advancing such key goals as economic development and job training, a few provisions are so misguided they necessitate a veto,” the...