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Legislators defend tougher initiative rules and a proposed constitutional backstop for Medicaid expansion
Summary
Delegation members said they support making constitutional changes harder and cited concerns about outside money influencing ballot measures; they also described a proposed constitutional amendment that would let the Legislature revisit Medicaid expansion if federal FMAP support falls.
Residents pressed legislators about dozens of measures on the initiative process and a proposed constitutional proposal to clarify voter residency and to address future federal Medicaid changes.
Representative William Shorma and Representative Chris Kassem defended measures that make some ballot actions harder to place or to change the state constitution, saying the Constitution should be harder to amend and expressing concern about…
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