Single vote prevents Kansas Medicaid expansion bill from advancing

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Legislation to advance the Obamacare Medicaid expansion in Kansas failed by a single vote Wednesday, likely killing the bill until the next legislative session.

Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning, a Republican, voted “pass” on a Democratic procedural motion to advance the bill, meaning that it fell one short of the 24 votes to keep it alive as the state legislative session winds down. The final vote was 23-13.

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