Democratic lawmakers vowed Monday not to support GOP-backed casino legalization, even if it were tied with one of Democrats’ long-held policy goals — Medicaid expansion — as Republicans seek to break an impasse over the state’s delayed budget.
“We are united in opposing this latest political stunt,” Senate Democrats wrote in a public letter.
The letter comes days after the proposal was hatched. Republican leaders on Saturday floated a new plan to pull provisions to legalize more gambling and expand Medicaid out of the budget and force two votes: One on the annual spending plan, and another on a bill that would combine Medicaid and gambling provisions.
