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Medicaid Expansion Replacement Moves Forward And More On Behind The Headlines

Utah Public Radio | By Roger McDonough
Published February 8, 2019 at 10:13 AM MST
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  A bill to replace voter-approved Medicaid expansion moves forward despite a "no" vote from its House sponsor. After historic changes in San Juan County, freshman Utah Rep. Phil Lyman says it might be time for a portion of the county to split away. And lawmakers endorse deleting language from the Utah constitution allowing slavery as a form of criminal punishment. 
 
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