State lawmakers are considering using sales tax dollars to keep Hennepin Healthcare, a Minneapolis-area hospital, alive. The bill would shift roughly 90% of the sales tax revenues used to pay off bonds for the Minnesota Twins stadium to help keep HCMC open. The proposal would increase the tax from 0.15% to 1%, raising an estimated $342 million a year. The rest of the money would be used for ballpark-related investments. The hospital board has made cuts to save money, including reducing patient beds by 100 and cutting out $1.2 million in travel expenses. No layoffs are planned, although 100 positions were cut in January.