House finishes work, adjourns special session
The House closed out its 30-day special session just after 6 p.m. on Tuesday while a Senate filibuster on an abortion bill continued on the other side of the...
View ArticleIdeologues in the House block Medicaid expansion: Editorial Quick Take
We now know what would it take for a determined group of knee-jerk Pennsylvania legislators to reject a $3 billion a year shot into the state’s economy, one that creates 35,000 to 40,000 jobs while...
View ArticleState Senate Medicaid work group meets on expansion, but doesn't vote
LANSING — It was billed as a hearing to talk about the states proposed Medicaid expansion. But despite a couple hundred people showing up, there was neither testimony nor a vote. Weve taken a...
View ArticleMexico lower house clips agenda for special session
MEXICO CITY, July 10 (Reuters) - Mexico's lower house of Congress agreed on Wednesday to a special session with a slimmer agenda than originally planned, likely slowing the progress of key reform...
View ArticleMich. Senate leader eyes Medicaid vote in August
The leader of the Republican-dominated Michigan Senate said Wednesday he is tentatively planning to hold a much-anticipated vote on Medicaid expansion legislation in late August, assuming a group of...
View ArticleMedicaid expansion debate delayed in Senate, vote still weeks away
LANSING — The Medicaid expansion debate in the Senate will have to wait for at least a couple of weeks. The Senate work group is meeting privately twice a week to look at and tweak the expansion bill...
View ArticleMiss. Senate sends 2 Medicaid bills to governor
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two Medicaid bills are on their way to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant. Neither would expand the...
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