Battle Between Ariz. Governor And Republican Legislators Over Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Moves To Courtroom This Week
The battle between Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and thirty-six Republican state legislators moves to the courtroom Friday, after the unconstitutional passage of an Obamacare Medicaid expansion in the state.
In a lawsuit filed by the Goldwater Institute, the legislators argue that the tactics used to fund the Medicaid expansion violated a state constitutional protection (Prop 108) enacted by Arizona voters requiring a two-thirds majority of legislators whenever ...