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Last Updated on Monday, 23 March 2009 10:57 Written by rslcpol Monday, 23 March 2009 10:57
From The State:
“It looked like Oklahoma found a way to include the federal match,” said House Speaker Bobby Harrell, the plan’s author. “That is critical to making sure there is enough money in the fund to cover a large number of uninsured people.”
Last year, the House and Senate approved a 50-cent-a-pack increase. But disagreement over how the money would be spent meant the House could not override Gov. Mark Sanford’s veto.
This year could be different.
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