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Petition For Expanding Medicaid Certified

The state's attorney general has certified a petition filed by advocates for expanding Medicaid coverage in Ohio that could put the issue before voters next year. Mike DeWine today announced the petition contained the necessary 1,000 valid signatures from Ohio registered voters as well as a "fair and truthful" summary. The Ohio Ballot Board must now review the proposal before advocates can begin gathering the roughly 385,000 signatures needed to put the measure on 2014 ballots. The advocates have said they would prefer the Legislature pass an extension of the federal-state program instead of having to put the issue before voters. Lawmakers for have failed to find common ground.

Mike Foley joined WCBE in February 2000, coming from WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Foley has worked in various roles, from producing news and feature stories to engineering Live From Studio A sessions. A series of music features Foley started in 2018 called Music Journeys has grown into a podcast and radio show. He also assists in developing other programs in WCBE's Podcast Experience. Foley hosts The Morning Mix, a weekday music show featuring emerging and established musicians, our Columbus-area and Ohio-based talent, and additional artists that inspire him.
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