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Governor Signs Budget in Early Morning to Secure Medicaid Funds

DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN, JUL 3 – The bipartisan budget boosts hospital assessments to the federal maximum, securing $1.5 billion for rural hospitals while cutting income taxes and increasing education spending.

  • Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed a new two-year budget early Thursday to secure Medicaid funds before losing federal support under President Trump's package.
  • The budget was passed in a rush, with the Senate voting 19-14, as five Democrats joined 14 Republicans to approve it.
  • Democrats opposed the $111 billion spending bill, stating it failed to adequately increase funding for schools, child care, and Medicaid expansion.
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Governor signs budget in early morning to secure Medicaid funds

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed a new two-year budget to secure federal Medicaid funding. The budget passed both legislative chambers in an unprecedented single day on Wednesday into early Thursday morning, driven by urgency to access $1.5 billion in federal funds for rural hospitals.

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Spectrum News broke the news in United States on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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