State Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and Wisconsin Citizen Action executive director Robert Kraig
The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee voted 12-4 on party lines to reject federal money to expand health insurance for the poor. As a result Wisconsin lawmakers saddled the state with a bigger price tag in return for less health coverage.
Isthmus contributor Erik Gunn reports on the potential consequences of Wisconsin rejecting Medicaid funds in the June 13 issue and discussed his story with WORT producer Dylan Brogan on the same day's installment of In Our Backyard.
Listen to the interview.