69th AD candidate weigh in on Medicaid expansion

All but one of the GOP candidates for the Eau Claire-area’s 69th Assembly District oppose Gov. Tony Evers’ Medicaid expansion plan, despite the recession and a drop in state revenues. Michael Smith, 61, is a retired plant manager at Mitchell Metal Products and a small business owner. He jumped into the race after getting fed up with the cost of healthcare: one of his medications was $415 per month...