Arkansas lawmakers break deadlock, approve Medicaid budget

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas House voted Tuesday to keep the state's Medicaid expansion for another year, breaking a deadlock that left the program's future uncertain.

The House voted 78-15 to approve the budget for Medicaid and the expansion program, sending the legislation to Gov. Asa Hutchinson's desk. The measure needed at least 75 votes to advance.

The Senate last month had approved the budget bill, but it failed in the House four times in the past week.

Legislative leaders earlier Tuesday said they hoped to wrap up this year's session by the middle of next week.

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