Republican lawmakers challenge AK governor on Medicaid expansion | budget disputes
Alaska Dispatch
Republican lawmakers challenge governor on Medicaid expansion
The Republican-controlled House is poised to strip funding to expand the Medicaid health insurance program from Gov. Bill Walker’s budget, the first shot in what’s expected to be a contentious debate over one of Walker’s central campaign planks.
Politics | Nathaniel Herz
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150226/republican-lawmakers-challenge-governor-medicaid-expansion
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Alaska legislators' own budget avoids deep cuts
A House committee Thursday approved a plan to cut the Legislature’s spending by 1.7 percent, well short of the reductions proposed by Gov. Bill Walker to state agency budgets under his control.
Politics | Nathaniel Herz
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150226/alaska-legislators-own-budget-avoids-deep-cuts
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