Assembly Republicans shoot down Dem budget amendment to expand Medicaid

The state Assembly this afternoon kicked off debate on the state budget by shooting down a Dem amendment to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The amendment, which mirrored the proposal Gov. Tony Evers put in his budget, was tabled 60-36 along party lines. Evers sought various ways to pressure Republicans to accept the federal money to add 90,000 Wisconsinites to Medicaid, a program fo...