Rochester and private investors will have to dig deeper into their own pockets before the state puts one penny toward Mayo Clinic’s multibillion- dollar hometown makeover, lawmakers said Monday. The Senate Taxes Committee presented a pared-down version of the multimillion-dollar Mayo request Monday, similar to one the House Taxes Committee approved last week amid intensified lobbying by the Rochester-based health care giant…“We really realized we are on a very tight timeline for legislative review and passage,” said lobbyist Lisa Clarke, who is spearheading Mayo’s efforts.

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