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Progress Michigan Calls on Senate to Stop Half-(p)assing Their Job

press releaseBy Progress Michigan August 28, 2013 Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan Wednesday, August 28, 2013 Contact: Lonnie Scott, (734) 323-6028, Lonnie@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Calls on Senate to Stop Half-(p)assing Their Job “Yesterday, the Senate failed to give the Medicaid expansion bill immediate effect, which is a mistake that will cost Michigan tax-payers roughly $7 million per day if implementation…

Lansing conservatives half-pass Medicaid expansion

BlogBy Sam Inglot August 28, 2013 2 Comments

Although Medicaid expansion survived in the Senate by a thin margin, the legislation continues to be bogged down by conservative lawmakers who refuse to act. Without the two-thirds majority needed for immediate effect, Michigan cannot implement the expansion until April 2014. That means Michigan would lose out on $7 million a day in federal funding…