Gov. Evers To Continue Fight For Medicaid Expansion
Friday, July 5th, 2019 -- 10:24 AM
Gov. Tony Evers says he will continue the fight for Medicaid expansion, after signing a state budget that does not include his proposal.That was one of the biggest defeats for the Democrat Evers in the budget he signed Wednesday. Evers made 78 partial vetoes to the plan, including moves that increased overall K-12 education funding by $65 million. Evers was joined at a signing ceremony in the Capitol by Democratic lawmakers, all of whom voted against the budget because they said it didn’t do enough.
But Evers says it makes advances in key areas, including road funding and money for schools. Evers says he will also continue the push for nonpartisan redistricting reform, a proposal Republicans also rejected in this budget and have long opposed.
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