Maine Governor Will Not Expand Medicaid, Ignoring Voters

Maine Governor Will Not Expand Medicaid, Ignoring Voters
Maine Governor Paul LePage, (R), greets the crowd before Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine., on Aug. 4, 2016. Photo by Sarah Rice/Getty Images
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Maine Republican Governor Paul LePage said on Wednesday he will not expand the state’s Medicaid program under Obamacare, ignoring a ballot initiative widely backed by voters, calling it “ruinous” for the state’s budget.
Maine looked set to become the first state in the nation to expand Medicaid by popular vote.