Assembly passes bill barring use of public funds to cover health services for those in country illegally

The Assembly today signed off 51-44 along party lines on a bill to bar the use of public money to pay for health care services for those in the country illegally. Rep. Angela Stroud, D-Ashland, said the bill is part of a larger GOP playbook to blame immigrants for Republicans’ failures. She said Republicans are trying to get a headline rather than solve problems. “We don’t need to pass a law to pr...